Mudville
David Thayer, a self-conscious teenager, is well acquainted with teasing, sorrow, and loss. At a young age, his father dies and he turns to his grandpa for support, but when events force him to face the challenges of growing up alone, he spirals into a darker sadness than he has ever known before. Circumstances take him to a remarkable town called Mudville, where the streets are paved with ballpark bricks; the street lamps are enormous, bronze baseball bats; and the town is completely enamored
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David Thayer, a self-conscious teenager, is well acquainted with teasing, sorrow, and loss. At a young age, his father dies and he turns to his grandpa for support, but when events force him to face the challenges of growing up alone, he spirals into a darker sadness than he has ever known before. Circumstances take him to a remarkable town called Mudville, where the streets are paved with ballpark bricks; the street lamps are enormous, bronze baseball bats; and the town is completely enamored with their team, the Mudville Nine. Blessed with a golden right arm, David is recruited to pitch for Mudville's bitter rival in the championship game where he must learn to conquer his fears on the largest stage of his life, and he must face the greatest legend in baseball lore: Casey. Told from the perspective of David's sardonic basset hound, Ernie, Mudville is at once humorous and touching, terrifying and inspiring. It's a 60,000 word journey that I know you'll enjoy.
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