Saturday, August 27, 2011

Mudville / Kurtis Scaletta / 265 pages

It has been raining in Moundville for 22 years.  Supposedly the town is cursed by Ptanteca, a Dakota Indian boy, who swam away during the Dakota Wars and was never seen again.  Roy's father was in the baseball game that began the rain and then invented a rain guard system for houses.  His mother is a flight attendant and sends postcards from ballparks.  His cousin, Sturgis, comes to live with them.  His Mom, Evelyn, was killed in a car accident and Sturgis was injured.  When the rain stops, a rematch game is played, pitting the cousins.

Everyone should have a "defining moment in life"  a moment everybody knows them by.  It's the moment you know exactly who you are.
"Life is not about defining moments.  It is about what you do day to day."

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