Wildball
Logline
A college baseball player competes in an elite summer league but risks his future in the game by coming forward about his abusive coach.
Genre
Drama, Young Adult,Sports
Target Audiences
Age: 13-17
Target Gender: Male Leaning
Setting
Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Oregon
Based on a True Story
No
Publishing Details
Status: Yes: with a Publisher
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Year Published: 2018
Starting Description
Shane Monoghan, a top-ranked collegiate shortstop, arrives in seaside Nailer's Cove to compete in a prestigious summer league when he learns that his former coach Mike Calloway, the man responsible for developing him as a player and bullying him relentlessly, has died in a car wreck.
Ending Description
After leading his Cove League team to victory, Shane tells the truth about his abusive past and Calloway's true nature. He returns to Oregon for another year of college when a forest fire strikes. Shane debates suicide, thinking the flame is his fate for waiting too long to confess.
Group Specific
Cape Cod Baseball League, Baseball
Hard Copy Available
Yes
ISBN
978-1684330324
Mature Audience Themes
Sexual Abuse
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age, Meaningful Message,Toxic Masculinity & Veterans Issues
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Main Character Details
Name: Shane Monoghan
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Underdog, Complex, Empathetic, Lone Wolf, Naive, Secretive,Secretive,Lone Wolf,Clumsy,Insecure
Additional Character Details
Name: Noah Kinton
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Aspiring, Engaging, Modest, Selfless,Modest,Selfless
Additional Character Details
Name: Mike Calloway
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Manipulative, Narcissistic, Power-hungry, Aggressive, Desperate,Narcisstic,Villainous
Additional Character Details
Name: Lexi Henson
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Role: Logical
Key Traits: Aggressive, Blunt, Confident, Educated, Funny