Wildball

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DRAMA YOUNG ADULT SPORTS

Contemporary

Brian Engles

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Logline

A college baseball player competes in an elite summer league but risks his future in the game by coming forward about his abusive coach.

Genre

Drama, Young Adult,Sports

Short Summary

Shane Monoghan, a top-ranked collegiate shortstop, arrives in seaside Nailer's Cove to compete in a prestigious summer league when he learns that his former coach Mike Calloway, the man responsible for developing him as a player and bullying him relentlessly, has died in a car wreck.

Setting

Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Oregon

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Internal Journey/Rebirth

Plot - Other Elements

Coming of Age, Meaningful Message,Toxic Masculinity & Veterans Issues

Mature Audience Themes

Sexual Abuse

Main Character Details

Name: Shane Monoghan

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Underdog, Complex, Empathetic, Lone Wolf, Naive, Secretive,Secretive,Lone Wolf,Clumsy,Insecure

Additional Character Details

Name: Noah Kinton

Age: 13

Gender: Male

Role: Sidekick

Key Traits: Aspiring, Engaging, Modest, Selfless,Modest,Selfless

Additional Character Details

Name: Mike Calloway

Age: 48

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Manipulative, Narcissistic, Power-hungry, Aggressive, Desperate,Narcisstic,Villainous

Additional Character Details

Name: Lexi Henson

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Role: Logical

Key Traits: Aggressive, Blunt, Confident, Educated, Funny

About The Author

Target Audiences

Age: 13-17

Target Gender: Male Leaning

Group Specific

Cape Cod Baseball League, Baseball

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Black Rose Writing

Year Published: 2018

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1684330324