--- product_id: 112292788 title: "Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga)" brand: "ellen klages" price: "57.34 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/112292788-out-of-left-field-the-gordon-family-saga store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga) **Brand:** ellen klages **Price:** 57.34 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga) by ellen klages - **How much does it cost?** 57.34 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/112292788-out-of-left-field-the-gordon-family-saga) ## Best For - ellen klages enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ellen klages brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61gHn-n11yL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SF Baseball + Rad Girls = Empowerment For All *by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020* My eleven year-old tomboy daughter and I read this together every night before bed recently. I can say hands-down that it is my favorite young adult book I’ve ever read with my girl.Having grown up in the Bay Area (in the 70’s after the setting of the story, which is the late fifties) so much of this story connected to my own memories (Willie Mays! SF Seals!! the SF library system!) this book was the jumping off point for so many conversations with my girl; Sputnik, black lists/the red scare, freedom of speech, gender equality, racism, the particularly American farce that is class mobility, baseball history, how history is often re-written to suit the needs of the powerful... all these topics are touched on in a natural and apropos-to-the-story fashion. You don’t have to be a pinko commie like me to love this book because it is an somewhat accurate synthesis of what it was like to be a young person in California in a different era - which includes ardor, pride, and hope for America as much as it confronts our less savory history (Japanese-American concentration camps during WWII, for instance) and questions that are still (STILL!!!) not easy to answer like why girls are excluded from playing baseball.I couldn’t recommend this book enough to any kid or parent. If you love baseball like my daughter and I do, you will not be disappointed. I felt invested in the main character’s narrative and felt truly sad that the story had ended as I really wanted to see this strong, young woman tackle more of life’s complications with the appropriate anger, empathy, perspective of an era that helped influence the political climate we live in today.As a middle-aged father, I hope that our daughters grow to be as strong, as questioning, and open to to seeing the world as it is and for what it can be as our little hero, Katy Gordon.I haven’t even touched on gender and identity politics - a consistent undercurrent here. It is great to see this handled so elegantly. Because the main character is pre-teen we get a window into the absurdity of the continued binary-gendered societal system we insist that everyone adhere to. It’s been a long time since I was pre-teen, so it was nice to be reminded that, while I found my way through it, navigating adolescence is not a simple process - especially when the rules of our society often don’t always add up to free and equal - as the popular American myth is told.I give this book 5 stars and two socialist/feminist/Buddhist thumbs up. Suck it dominant paradigm. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book With So Many Positive Messages *by S***Z on Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2020* My 9 year old daughter and I really enjoyed this book. We read it as part of the Read On Lead On program with Baseball for All. She plays baseball and found a lot in common with Katy the protagonist. So many great lessons on perseverance and making the best out of less than ideal outcomes. Also a great history lesson as it's set in the 1950's. Highly recommend for girls and boys. Through Read On Lead On we also got to have a zoom call with the Author Ellen Klages who is herself a wonderful role model for never giving up. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Read *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2020* My 8 year old granddaughter loved the book. She is a prolific reader however and reads books on all kinds of issues and topics. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/112292788-out-of-left-field-the-gordon-family-saga](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/112292788-out-of-left-field-the-gordon-family-saga) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-05*