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Safe At HomeSafe at Home
By Richard Doster
David C. Cook Publishing

Retail price $13.99
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The spring of '53 started out like any other for sports columnist Jack Hall, as he and the rest of his small southern town, Whitney, eagerly awaited the magical first pitch that would open the Bobcat's season. But when ticket sales wane with the new distractions of air conditioning and I Love Lucy, the Bobcats face an early end, not only to the season, but to their careers as well. The team needs a white knight to save them, and, ironically, that white knight seems to be a 17-year-old colored boy, Percy Jackson, who's got a .364 batting average and has never seen a grounder he couldn't chase down.

Hearts, minds, faith and tradition will be tested, as will friendships and marriages when this sleepy southern town comes to grips with itself amid the early years of the Civil Rights Movement.


 


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I come from a family of avid baseball fans. My dad told me story after story of my grandfather's involvement in Minor League Baseball, so this book was of special interest to me.  However, I don't think  you need to be a baseball fan to enjoy it because the story is much more that just about baseball.  It is about social issues, small towns, and a volatile time in our nation's history.

This book was well written, easy to read, and very entertaining.  It was the best fiction I've read in a long time.

 

 

 

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