The Short Version: Henry Scrimshander, a young shortstop, finds himself at Westish College in Wisconsin thanks to the intervention of Mike Schwartz, another ball-player who happens to spot him after a summer league game.  Along with Henry’s gay roommate Owen, the president of the college (whose name is Guert), and Pella (Guert’s daughter), they chart the typically complicated world of college and sports and love over the next three years. The Review: I’ll say it right now.  This book is going […]

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