After the death of his grandparents, orphaned Theo is taken in by his Uncle Raymond. Problem is, Uncle Raymond, a Vietnam War vet holds a grudge against Theo's parents and is angry about having to take in Theo. First order of business, move to Destiny, Florida. With just a few weeks left in the school year Theo struggles to fit in, get used to living with his Uncle, and find a way to stay in Destiny. Interspersed are Theo's love of music and his ability to play the piano and a baseball mystery.
I really wanted to like this. There was a lot of good potential. But...I felt that it didn't really get going. The baseball mystery with Hank Aaron and Destiny Days never seemed fully realized or even solved. The book as a whole didn't really work for me.
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