Twelve-year olds Joe, Tiger and Chris break out of summer baseball camp to secretly trail Joeโs parents, who have lied to Joe about a mysterious trip theyโre taking. The boys must piece together clues, avoid their parents, dodge the police, trust a stranger โ and not destroy their friendships in the process โ during an adventurous road trip in their last summer before junior high. In the spirit of Stand By Me, Rounding First is a coming-of-age tale set in the summer of 1980.