Sport: A Novel
Author: Mick Cochrane
Desc: A nostalgic story about a Minnesota boy's search for belonging in a complex world. "In this wise witty story set in West St. Paul in the '60s a kid named Harlan navigates life by focusing on the Twins baseball team a comic metaphor for hope. Sport is fat with small pleasures. It is a homer and a gift to all of us grownup knothole-game kids. There's a lot to love in this quiet little book most of all its subtle wisdom about establishing individuality and finding joy amid chaos--in short aboutgrowing up."