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Gr 4–6—Steve is a self-proclaimed benchwarmer. He's a realist whose astute yet sanguine comments about life at Spiro T. Agnew Middle School make him more Forrest Gump than Greg Heffley. In this series starter, Steve, an only child with zero athletic ability, faces baseball tryouts after a career in youth sports where "every kid gets on a team, every kid plays and every kid gets a trophy." As he eyes the competition, he calculates the odds that he and his fellow "benchkateers," Joey Linguini an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In [cf2] Fear[cf1], Steve has a severe case of "Bean-O-Phobia": fear of getting beaned by a baseball. In [cf2]Control[cf1], Steve tries, disastro...Log In or Sign Up to Read More