This book is filled with real life events of a tween or middle schooler.... every one knows how it feels to not be able to play a sport they love to play because they have a injury or health issue, in this case the young boy is on the baseball team and then gets told he has mono and won't be able to play... while he is recuperating he switched to poetry and figures out he really likes releasing his feelings in that way.... This is a must read for anyone, parents, grandparents, boy or girls