Welcome to Moundville where its been raining for longer than Roy McGuire hasbeen alive. Most people say the town is cursedright in the middle of theirbig baseba... » 

Welcome to Moundville where its been raining for longer than Roy McGuire hasbeen alive. Most people say the town is cursedright in the middle of theirbig baseball game against rival town Sinister Bend black clouds crept acrossthe sky and it started to rain. That was 22 years ago . . . and its stillpouring. Baseball camp is over and Roy knows hes in for a dreary soggysummer. But when he returns home he finds a foster kid named Sturgis sprawledout on his couch. As if this isnt weird enough just a few days afterSturgiss arrival the sun comes out. No one can explain why the rain hasfinally stopped but as far as Roys concerned its time to play somebaseball. Its time to get a Moundville team together and finish what wasstarted 22 years ago. Its time for a rematch.From the Hardcover edition. «