By Ron Koertge
Genre: Sports/Realistic Fiction
Rating: 4 stars
This is the sequel to Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, but you don't have to know the first book to follow the second. Kevin plays first base, has a writer for a father, and has a cute girlfriend named Mira. And oh yes, he is also a poet. While at an open mic night with his father, Kevin meets Amy, a girl his age who plays a mean piano but is also a poet. The two strike up a poetry friendship, trading emails daring each other to write different kinds of poetry. As Kevin tries to balance his environmentally-minded girlfriend with his new friendship with Amy, he feels thrown off balance by his father's return to dating after the death of his mother. Kevin spills out his story in poetry of all kinds in his journal, which is also the book we are reading. In turns it is both funny and moving as Kevin tries to figure out teenage life. How do you kiss your girlfriend while thinking about another girl? And then Kevin discovers Amy has a boyfriend--the perfect Trevor. Why can't everything be as simple and focused as being in the playoffs? A very enjoyable book and a fast read, since it is written entirely in poems. Fun!
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