Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (pushing ends up with umpire in coma)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ESSENTIAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Something has changed in Cal’s pitching and now he is attracting attention from powerful people. All that changes after his Dad injures the umpire in a fit of anger after a game. Now, with his Dad in serious trouble, Cal has lost his love of the game. Plus his coach’s incessant training has injured Cal’s throwing arm. Cal wants to go back to the games that he has always loved, but doesn’t really see a path forward on his own.
Using police transcripts, text messages, news articles, among others, Greenwald again brings us right into the controversies around a sport culture that exploits children at earlier and earlier ages. He shines the light on the anger and competitiveness among parents of “superstar” athletes. I’m glad Greenwald is writing books that are about sports, but that also address them on a deeper level -
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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