Calico Joe

Author: John Grisham
Published: 2012
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 3

Summary
In the summer of 1973 Joe Castle was the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas, dazzled Cub fans as he hit home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shattered all the rookie records.

Calico Joe quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul was in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his Dad. Then Warren threw a fastball that would change their lives forever…

Review
A short read that addresses parenting, heroes, redemption, and forgiveness. This is a "baseball" novel, heavily ladened with baseball statistics. If you don't care about baseball--you probably won't love it.

Notes
There is an occassional use of foul language from one character late in the novel.