Join Katie Russell, cancer survivor and baseball enthusiast, as she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime: visiting all thirty Major League Baseball parks in one season. Along the way, she shares memories and reflections of her baseball-loving moth…
 

“This memoir is a stunning tribute to her late mother and the sport they shared.”

Austin Monthly Magazine

“A recommended memoir about the bond between a mother and daughter . . .”

Library Journal

“Katie radiates an infectious joy in everything she does, including the telling of her inspirational story. Enjoy it!”

Chris Mortensen: ESPN Journalist and Cancer Survivor

“I’m so impressed by Katie’s ability to honor her mom’s legacy while also weaving in her visits to each of the ballparks.”

Dave Kaval: President of the Oakland Athletics and Author of The Summer that Saved Baseball

“Katie’s great heart and tenderness, her joyous expansive energy, her infinite positivism, and her beautifully forthright writing created a wildly imaginative project and a book splendid in its embodiment of love. Throw your caps in the air for this winner.”

Naomi Nye: Author and Young People’s Poet Laureate, Poetry Foundation

“There are....no words. This book took me on a journey that was like nothing I have experienced in a book.”

Addison Duffy: United Talent Agency

“I’ve seen the healing power of sports in many forms over the years—from backyard pickup games with Katie’s siblings when we were neighbors growing up in New Orleans all the way through my football career. In A Season With Mom, Katie reminds us of this, yet again, as she tells the story of her and her mom, a shared love of baseball and an adventure that started with a big dream…and only got bigger from there.”

Peyton Manning: NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback

 
 
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