Sour Apples

<p><strong>A realistic visceral portrayal of a boy's coming-of-age. -<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In the summer of 1975 Jimmy Hamilton's world is fifteen feet off the ground a plywood fort with one rule: no girls allowed. But the summer has other plans.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>With a brand-new best friend a little league season full of strikeouts and spectacular meltdowns and free-range mischief that escalates at every turn Jimmy is living the kind of summer boys only dream about. A gruff drifter with a mysterious past becomes an unlikely mentor teaching him more than just how to throw a fastball. But summers like this don't last forever and some losses hit harder than others.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Fans of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Sandlot</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> and the spirit of Tom Sawyer will feel right at home in this warm slice of small-town Americana. Jimmy is fighting to hold onto something he can't quite name yet and the harder he grips the faster it slips away. This is a story of friendship first-crushes and the bittersweet nostalgia of a summer you'd give anything to get back.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Some summers leave a mark. This one leaves a scar a smile and one unforgettable moment that stays with a boy long after the grass stops smelling like summer.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>If you ever had a summer you would give anything to live again this is the book you have been waiting for.</span></p>