JACK MADISON IBD

Sinopsi

Picture a small town in Illinois in the 1950âÇÖs. Tree lined streets, tranquil evenings, drinking lemonade on the front porch, a Major League baseball game on the radio while kids chase lightning bugs.ááThe picture is shattered into a million pieces as one talented young man and his teammates undergo life changing societal events similar to those facing towns all across America today.ááThe story, told through the eyes of baseball, details the life of Jack Madison from the age of 10 to 17 and his relationship with his black baseball mentor, Fred Jenkins. Fred, originally from Mississippi, was spotted playing in a Negro baseball league by a scout from the New York Giants and was an early signee after Jackie Robinson. He played seven years in the minor leagues before retiring and moving to Fairmont to manage all the towns baseball activities.ááJack Madison in many ways is your typical young person growing up in the 1950âÇÖs. He is passionate about baseball. Sometimes headstrong and a bit of a showoff JackâÇÖs charismatic personality attracts those he meets. All Jack wants to do is play baseball, win and support others in playing the game.ááFred recognized JackâÇÖs potential at an early age and began to mold him to become leader and outstanding player.áFollow Jack, Fred Jenkins, JackâÇÖs family, his teammates, and the town as JackâÇÖs personality, and above-average talent land him in events where he learns lifeâÇÖs lessons that will shape his life and the life of those around him.'ááExperience the golden age of the fifties. The transition from radio to television, Rock and Roll, the exploding economy, the establishment of the first suburban home communities, mothers changing role, and the excitement of AmericaâÇÖs pastime, baseball.ááTechnology is moving at supersonic speeds, communications are immediate sometimes with unthought-of consequences, many forms of social media tend to make us judgmental and personal relationships are more difficult with electronics creating barriers between us. Jack Madison was written to provide young adults, or all others, an avenue to experience a series of life lessons that can be transferred and absorbed in todayâÇÖs culture.á