The Way Home Looks Now

Written by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

A boy's baseball dreams clash with family grief. Can the game heal their broken bonds?

4.1/5 Goodreads · 496 ratings

272 pages· 49,404 words· Est. 7 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Twelve-year-old Peter Lee faces a family torn apart by tragedy. His mother is lost in grief, and his father, now the Little League coach, is distant. Peter hopes joining the team will rekindle their shared love for baseball and mend their fractured family. But with his father's strict coaching methods causing tension, Peter wonders if the sport can truly bring them together. Will baseball be the key to healing, or will it drive them further apart? Discover if the game they cherish can lead them back home.

From the publisher

From the award-winning author of THE GREAT WALL OF LUCY WU comes a beautifully written and poignant story of family and loss, healing and friendship, and the great American pastime, baseball.Twelve-year-old Chinese American Peter Lee and his family always shared a passion for baseball, bonding over backlot games and the Pittsburgh Pirates. But when a devastating tragedy strikes, the family flies apart and Peter’s mom becomes paralyzed by grief, drifting further and further from her family. Hoping to lift his mother’s spirits, Peter decides to try out for Little League. But his plans become suddenly complicated when his strict and serious father volunteers to coach the team. His dad’s unconventional teaching methods rub some of Peter’s teammates the wrong way, and Peter starts to wonder if playing baseball again was the right idea – and if it can even help his family feel less broken. Can the game they all love eventually bring them back together, safe at home?Acclaimed author Wendy Wan-Long Shang brings her signature warmth, gentle humor, and wisdom to this poignant story of healing and loss, family, and the great American pastime, baseball.

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