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Baseball Heaven

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A young white girl gets involved with a black teacher/coach at a Catholic Junior High? A Lolita rip? Not at all! This story is very different. The author portrays this relationship in a unique and original way. I was most interested in the tension between Mary (the young girl) and Carol (the friend/coach/teacher/former lover of the man). After a few chapters it becomes apparent that the two are on very even terms and know their respective weapons of love. I found this to be an incredibly honest view of love and life, far removed from the hysteria of child sex and pedophilia we're bombarded with by the media.

The book is written in screenplay format with nice black and white photos in the insert. It's very visual. I also liked the attention to detail, e.g. the girl's descriptions of her childhood, the little things the main characters say to each other in passing. I was very much wrapped up into the story and was sad when I got to the last page.

Wonderfully written, phenominal charactors, beautiful photography...this book has it all. I only hope the film doesn't butcher this incredible masterpiece.