Rick Kotani’s 400 Million Dollar Summer

Rick Kotani expects to spend his summer playing baseball and practicing a special pitch. Instead, his mother takes him from California to Oregon to help with Grandpa Hiroshi's move to a retirement home. Rick tests his pitching in a competitive local league while spending time with his grandfather. Grandpa Hiroshi translates the Japanese folktale of Urashima Taro, and the story's lessons begin to connect with Rick's family and choices.