
Leave the Night to God
Twelve-year-old Frankie Walker''s whole world is baseball, Daddy, and foxhunting. Daddy''s stroke forces Frankie to learn to survive on his own—or become a permanent resident of the Missouri Orphan''s School and Residence. With the help of a fellow orphan, Frankie bolts the orphanage and hooks up with a Black barnstorming baseball team and their young, female pitcher, Linda. But nothing good can l...
Twelve-year-old Frankie Walker''s whole world is baseball, Daddy, and foxhunting. Daddy''s stroke forces Frankie to learn to survive on his own—or become a permanent resident of the Missouri Orphan''s School and Residence. With the help of a fellow orphan, Frankie bolts the orphanage and hooks up with a Black barnstorming baseball team and their young, female pitcher, Linda. But nothing good can l...