by Leland Silliman, also concerns itself with baseball, but it is primarily the story of a boy with outstanding athletic ability who learns to control his flair for self-dramatization and becomes a respected and trustworthy member of the community. We enjoyed all of Rusty Pearson’s antics but we hope that not too many boys will want to emulate them—otherwise Mr. Silliman may find his readers wiped out by an epidemic of broken necks.