New Kid: Surprise Ending with a Great Plot

Ok, so as you can probably infer by the title I really like the book I just finished reading :). It was very emotional which can be trying at times with certain kinds of stories but this book honestly was probably one of the best single book stories I have ever read. Again as I am doing a review of the book I am going to reveal some spoilers which some people may not like so you have been warned :).

So, lets get right down to the message of the book. The main morale I think the story was trying to get across was that you may have issues with your family, but they will almost always be there for you through thick and thin. They will look out for you and try help best support you the way they can. Now with that being said, I am going to do a small summary of the book and you should be able to infer what the conflict and plot of the story revolves around.

There is this 12 year old kid named Tommy Rust. This isn't his real name which you will learn the reason why later in the story. He is an amazing pitcher at baseball but never really gets to show his true talent because of the fact that he is always moving. This is partially his dad's fault. His dad has been on the run from so supposed "bad guys" that have been chasing them ever since Tommy's mom dies. The book starts when Tommy is in the middle of a baseball game and its the finals of the series. Its a 3-2 count and Tommy is up to the plate. With one hit he could win the game and the tournament for his entire team. He goes up to plate but then... You will have to find out for yourself if you want to know the rest :). See that was to bad now was it? There is a lot more to the story obviously but I decided to give you a brief preview of the story. As you can probably guess i am going to give the story a 5 out of 5.

 I was originally going to give it a four but then I read the ending and that itself bumped it up.
The next book I am going to read is also by that same author and its called,
Football Genius by Tim Green.

Here is a picture of the title. If you guys have read it or thought it looks interesting just post a comment in the comment section next week and I will see you next week.