Most of us go to zoos to see the animals and to have fun.  However, for Nick Spiriakis, it’s like a death sentence. The book Rhino in Right Field by Stacy DeKeyser is set in 1948 right after WWII.  The baseball field is right by the zoo, every time someone hits a home run, it lands in the rhino pen.  Since Nick is the right fielder, he has to retrieve the ball from the unhappy rhino named Tank. Since this always happens, his skills suffer in fear of the rhino.  Nick and his family are Greek, and the other Greek kid in town is named Pete Costas. He always pushes Nick and his best friend Ace around and bullies him with his crew.  When the local baseball team gets a new manager and holds a contest to be a team Batboy for a day, Nick wants in. However, the competition is strong. Pete and his friends will do whatever it takes to win, and Nick and Ace will have to weave through this.  With some unusual help, the boys are on their way to victory. However, Nick worries that his skills are slipping. He also has to deal with his father, who insisted he work the day of the competition.  Will Nick win the competition with his friends?  Or will the Rhino in Right Field get to him? Read The Rhino in Right Field by Stacy DeKeyser to find out!