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Jimi and Isaac think they’re great soccer players. They’ve played for years with Isaac’s dad as their coach. But their new middle school coach has different ideas about almost everything. Now, they need to play tough, play smart, and score goals, not just play with style and good humor. Isaac is much bigger than he used to be, but that doesn’t mean he’s better. Jimi’s frustrated with a lot of the changes that middle school brings.

A bigger field, leading off, and stealing bases - real baseball! Jimi and Isaac are moving up from Little League. Jimi thinks baseball is a muscle memory game: You play how you practice. Isaac thinks baseball is just like everything else: The real game is between your head and the head of your opponent. There's only one way to find out who's right: play ball!

Jimi and Isaac think they’re going on a boat ride. A simple vacation with Jimi’s Uncle Tim. But hanging around with Uncle Tim is rarely simple. They soon find out that Tim’s ideas about boating and environmentalism are not what they’re used to. Luckily, Tim’s girlfriend Mary knows that Tim is a mess, and she makes sure the boys learn what they need to know about boats, boating, and responsibility.

Isaac Farmer figured the best way to win the science fair was to make the judges think he could save the planet, so he did this big display on "green" stuff. He put in everything he could think of (like solar power and wind power and stream power and outhouse power) and made it sound like it all worked and he understood everything.

Isaac always knows the answer. Everything is easy for him. But when his dad falls off the roof, Isaac can't help. He can't fix his dad's brain, he can't fix how helpless his mom feels, and he can't stop making things worse. Isaac needs to learn to wait, and to accept life as it happens. That's not an easy thing for Isaac. This is a tough book, but it's appropriate for anyone of any age trying to deal with TBI or other catastrophic injuries.

Jimi and Isaac pester their billionaire buddy Ash Berg into letting them "jazz up" his space expedition. Ash plays along, knowing they will fail and learn from their failure. Isaac prefers to make a limited but credible effort and claim a limited but credible victory. Jimi takes the challenge seriously, and eventually he comes up with something that's not completely stupid. Too bad Jimi's rich friend has forgotten about the whole thing. Maybe Jimi did all that work for nothing.

Jimi and Isaac spent last summer on Jimi's grandpa's farm, so this summer should be easy. Now that they can bale hay, cut silage, and milk cows, it's time to raise beef steers and show them in the fair! But a new summer brings a new set of challenges, and Jimi's grandpa isn't getting any younger. He can't help the boys as much as he'd like, and maybe he needs more help than he will admit.

In their biggest adventure yet, Jimi and Isaac need to make everybody get along, or at least keep everyone from fighting with each other. But they don't know what to do, and the people that think they know what to do are quickly making everything worse. Incredibly, Jimi and Isaac are getting blamed for the incredible spiral of disaster as the kids in their school pick sides and prepare for mayhem! Can they save their school? Can they find the help they need?

An audiobook for kids that are crazy about farming and animals! Jimi and Isaac think they are going to have a fun summer away from their parents and on Grandpa’s farm. They quickly realized that living on a farm is more than sunshine and hay rides, it’s real work. There is a lot to learn about the chickens and the dairy cows, and life in the country. They learn as much as they can as fast as they can, so they can help with the fun chores. Just as they are getting to be useful, Grandpa gets hurt pulling a calf and it's up to Jimi and Isaac to get all the chores done.