The Aurora County All-Stars

     Through the long, hot month of June, House makes surprising and valuable discoveries about family, friendship, poetry . . . and baseball.

Can one boy save the baseball season, solve a decades-old mystery, and survive a summer of poetry and pageants?

• A Heartwarming Friendship Story: Follows twelve-year-old pitcher House Jackson as he navigates a long, hot Mississippi summer of healing, discovery, and learning who his real teammates are—both on and off the field.
• Enemies to Teammates?: The team’s only game is up against the town pageant, run by his nemesis, Frances Shotz—the very girl responsible for his broken elbow.
• A Small Town Mystery: When a mysterious old recluse dies, he leaves House a wheezy dog named Eudora Welty and a puzzling book of Walt Whitman’s poetry, unlocking secrets about his family he never imagined.
• Perfect for Baseball Fans: A classic coming-of-age story packed with sandlot baseball, Southern charm, and laugh-out-loud moments that feels like a home run.