All summer, Hugo had practiced at the batting cages. He can't wait for practice to start at school. But he's shaken when he learns his best friend, Eli, won't be playing. Does Hugo have the confidence to make it through the season alone? Will wanting to fit in change him? District 13 is a series for striving teen readers that on the surface are books about sports. On a deeper level, these books explore real-life situations that teens encounter from dealing with bullying to responding to peer pressure to facing challenging family situations. Readers will be pulled into these stories with characters navigating complex challenges as they shoot hoops and perform skateboarding stunts in the park. Each book is approximately 60 pages.