Death of a Childhood: A Memoir of 1989 and the "Why Not?" Baltimore Orioles

It's 1989 and a historic yet largely forgotten baseball team is emerging just as a young fan's world begins to unravel.

Death of a Childhood is the memoir of one year in the life of a pre-teen: A time when oncoming puberty, family illness, a frightening new battle with anxiety disorders, an impending school switch, and a changing relationship with his closest confidant-his mom-threaten to change him from a happy, free-spirited kid into a fraught early adolescent. But as his world is rocked, ...