MATT GARGAN’S BOY

HarperTrophy, New York, 1985.  ISBN 0-06-440154-5.  Trade soft cover, 158 pages.  Wraps show some edge wear, reading crease along front spine edge, two short edge tears at top front edge, some colour chipping and small bleached spot; binding tight.  Interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages.  ‘Danny Gargan is proud to be star pitcher for his Arborville team, and even prouder to be the son of the Chicago White Sox’s famous catcher.  His parents are divorced, but Danny knows it’s just a matter of time before they’re all a family again.  But when the Warrens move to town, baseball stops being so much fun.  Susie Warren is trying out for a spot on Danny’s team.  Worse, Mr. Warren is an attractive widower, and he seems to be interested in Danny’s mother.’ (from rear wrap)