Bibliograph

Sophomore campaign, a Mickey Tussler novel, Frank Nappi

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Label

Sophomore campaign, a Mickey Tussler novel, Frank Nappi

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Sophomore campaign

Oclc number

759908805

Responsibility statement

Frank Nappi

Sub title

a Mickey Tussler novel

Summary

It's 1949 and eighteen-year-old pitching phenom Mickey Tussler is back with the minor league Milwaukee Brewers. Despite Mickey's proclamation that he will never play baseball again after last season's violent conclusion, his manager--and now surrogate father--Arthur Murphy cajoles the emotionally fragile, socially reserved autistic boy into giving it another shot. When a young African American player joins the Brewers, the entire team is subjected to racial threats and episodes of violence, one of which Mickey witnesses firsthand. Struggling to comprehend such cruelty and hate, and fearful of reprisal should he share what he has seen, the boy's performance on the field suffers. Mickey must now deal with a side of human nature he scarcely understands

Target audience

adolescent

Classification

Creator