The Art of Fielding. Chad Harbach

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Название The Art of Fielding
Автор произведения Chad Harbach
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      CHAD HARBACH

      The Art of Fielding

       Copyright

      Fourth Estate

      An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd. 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

       www.harpercollins.co.uk

      Copyright © Chad Harbach 2011

      

      The right of Chad Harbach to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

      

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      Source ISBN: 9780007374441

      Ebook Edition © SEPTEMBER 2011 ISBN: 9780007374465 Version: 2016-09-19

       Dedication

      FOR MY FAMILY

       Epigraph

      So be cheery, my lads

      Let your hearts never fall

      While the bold Harpooner

      Is striking the ball.

       —Westish College fight song

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

      Chapter 14

      Chapter 15

      Chapter 16

      Chapter 17

      Chapter 18

      Chapter 19

      Chapter 20

      Chapter 21

      Chapter 22

      Chapter 23

      Chapter 24

      Chapter 25

      Chapter 26

      Chapter 27

      Chapter 28

      Chapter 29

      Chapter 30

      Chapter 31

      Chapter 32

      Chapter 33

      Chapter 34

      Chapter 35

      Chapter 36

      Chapter 37

      Chapter 38

      Chapter 39

      Chapter 40

      Chapter 41

      Chapter 42

      Chapter 43

      Chapter 44

      Chapter 45

      Chapter 46

      Chapter 47

      Chapter 48

      Chapter 49

      Chapter 50

      Chapter 51

      Chapter 52

      Chapter 53

      Chapter 54

      Chapter 55

      Chapter 56

      Chapter 57

      Chapter 58

      Chapter 59

      Chapter 60

      Chapter 61

      Chapter 62

      Chapter 63

      Chapter 64

      Chapter 65

      Chapter 66

      Chapter 67

      Chapter 68

      Chapter 69

      Chapter 70

      Chapter 71

      Chapter 72

      Chapter 73

      Chapter 74

      Chapter 75

      Chapter 76

      Chapter 77

      Chapter 78

      Chapter 79

      Chapter 80

      Chapter 81

      Chapter 82

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

       About the Publisher

       Chapter 1

      Schwartz didn’t notice the kid during the game. Or rather, he noticed only what everyone else did — that he was the smallest player on the field, a scrawny novelty of a shortstop, quick of foot but weak with the bat. Only after the game ended, when the kid returned to the sun-scorched diamond to take extra grounders, did Schwartz see the grace that shaped Henry’s every move.

      This was the second Sunday in August, just before Schwartz’s sophomore year at Westish College,