Tryouts, Sarah Sax
Tryouts, Sarah Sax
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Tryouts

Author: Sarah Sax

Narrator: Emmett Grosland, Felisha Wong, Davu Smith, GM Hakim, Valerie Rose Lohman, Dan Crane, Mirai, Seth Fuentes, Jay Myers, Robbie Daymond, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2024


Synopsis

It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make the cut and help the historically boys baseball team defend their 9-year championship title?

Alexandra, also known as Al, has been playing baseball with her older brothers for as long as she can remember. But when she ages out of Little League, it seems like it’s the end of the road for Al and the sport she loves. Until, that is, her friend Sammy suggests that Al try out for the middle school team—a team that has always been boys-only. 

Al is prepared to fight for her right to try out, but to her surprise, the coach is delighted by her interest. When Al makes the team, it seems like everything is going to work out. But with a tenth consecutive championship on the line for Brinkley Middle School and a team that can’t seem to get along, will their season ground out faster than Al can say “home run”?

Look for the whole Brinkley Yearbooks series:
PICTURE DAY • TRYOUTS • SCHOOL DANCE (Coming August 2025!)

About The Author

Sarah Sax is an author-illustrator based in Portland, ME. She studied illustration, animation and storytelling at Hampshire College. Sarah has a background in arts education and she was a former Creative Director at Lumos Labs (Lumosity) in San Francisco. Sarah cares deeply about how, why and what people create (and how to foster the creative spark in those who've forgotten or are fearful to try). Picture Day is her graphic novel debut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joanne on December 27, 2023

Energetic and inclusive middle grade book that tells the story of a middle school baseball team trying to defend their 9-year championship streak after adding a new coach, bearing the loss of most of their all-star starters, and adding the very first girl to their team. The bigger story though, that......more

Goodreads review by Scarlett on December 03, 2024

Baseball has never been an interest of mine, so this was really hard to read. I almost gave up at first but wanted to finish the second book in the series. (Even though I didn't like the first book either, I have a thing about reading series)......more

Goodreads review by Ava on March 25, 2025

I liked this one better than the first book. Also no offense but viv can be reallyyyy annoying......more

Goodreads review by BooksAsDreams (Tiffany) on February 25, 2024

What a fun and engaging middle grade graphic novel! The illustrations are wonderful, and the story line is very cute. Can Al, who played little league baseball but can't technically join the middle school team, help them win another championship? The cast of characters offers many points of entry fo......more

Goodreads review by Lost in Book Land on February 21, 2024

Welcome Back! I really love reading graphic novels and manga. There is just something so fun about diving into these stories and just getting to enjoy them alongside images that help to represent the characters, settings, situations, and more. Recently I picked up a graphic novel E-ARC (thank you so......more


Quotes

A Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Selection

★ "Rollicking and tender, this comic knocks it out of the park." —The Horn Book, starred review

"A story that will encourage readers to spread their wings." —Kirkus Reviews

"For readers who enjoy realistic graphic novels about sports, school stories, friendship, and issues of identity." —School Library Journal