Magic Time

A "warmhearted" small-town novel, full of "endearing characters and baseball lore," by the author of Shoeless Joe (Publishers Weekly).

Mike Houle is a college all-star second baseman in his junior year when he turns down a fourth-round draft pick offer from the Montreal Expos. He'll finish his business degree and try his luck again next year.

But Mike's final year in college sees his performance take a downward slide, and his big league dreams are going the way of his stats. When Mik...