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of young adult baseball novelist
John H. Ritter—
a world of magical realism,
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Latest News:

Fenway Fever has just been chosen
as a Junior Library Guild Selection

for 2012!

AND...

New York Times bestselling author
and Edgar Award winner,
Peter Abrahams,
calls Fenway Fever:
"A funny, exciting, original,
and heartwarming novel
that even readers
who aren't Red Sox fans
will love."

Read John's January blog

2012 Is Upon Us
and There's Nothing
We Can Do About It!

     This is it, folks. This is the year we've all been waiting for—whether you know it or not. And for those who don't, you soon will.
     The magical year of 2012 is upon us! And my latest novel, Fenway Fever, due out in April, is based upon the inspiration, the majesty, the excitement…read more

Choosing Up Sides
What if a natural lefty was forced by religion to be right-handed? Where could he go to be himself?

Book I of Cruz:
The Desperado Who Stole Baseball
What if the ancestors of Cruz de la Cruz met up with outlaw Billy the Kid and they changed the game of baseball forever?

Book II of Cruz:
The Boy Who
Saved Baseball
What if one day a boy discovers the secret of hitting a baseball—every time?