It's senior year, 1972, and John Light has one last season on the mound to lead his Wrencher College team to a title and boost his status in the professional baseball draft. But one thing stands in the way: John's diamond dreams have taken a back seat to the counterculture's quest to demand a better world. When a fellow student with militant connections offers John a chance to take on a bigger role among the activists, it comes at a cost: Will enlisting in a mass movement for social justice strip away John's individuality, not to mention his burgeoning romantic relationship and a conference championship?
Pitching to Giraffes is a warmhearted exploration of one man's search for balance between his pursuit of on-field success and off-field meaning and belonging amidst an era of thrilling social upheaval. Readers from teens to adults will appreciate the thrilling mix of authentic game action and true-to-life campus rallies, protests, and rebellion; as will any reader looking to see how issues of the past relate to today's cultural and political landscape.
