I read this book years ago, and it has really stayed with me as a powerful story of boys finding their way into manhood through the world of baseball. It's a year-by-year diary of Bull, as he makes his way through high school and the baseball seasons. For baseball lovers, it has the right amount of action. For male readers who read for something deeper and have questions about being a "man," it explores friendship, parents, girls, loss, strength, and choices. 288 pages Ages 13 and up