The Arkansas Center for the Book and the L ibrary of Congress Center for the Book Affiliates Network present a Nation al Book Festival &ldquo\;Festival Near You&rdquo\; program. Please join us with T. L. Simpson as we discuss our Arkansas 2026 Great Read for Youth s election\, Cope Field (Flux\, 2025). Experience the National Book Festival right here in the Natural State! T. L. Simpson&rsquo\;s discussi on will be followed by a book signing. \;
\nThis event is free a nd open to the public. Thanks to Paper Hearts Bookstore for facilitating o ur book sale and signing!
\nAbout the Book
\nCrawford &ldquo\;Craw&rdquo\; Cope has anger issues. Or so they say.
\nWhen Craw is sentenced to community service for hitting his father in t he head with a baseball bat\, he accepts his punishment without objection\ , knowing he&rsquo\;s actually lucky. If he weren&rsquo\;t the son of a fa mous former baseball player\, he&rsquo\;d probably have gotten it a lot wo rse. So\, Craw keeps his mouth shut and takes what life gives him. Like al ways.
\nBut when he arrives at community service\, which frustrating ly turns out to be repairing a dilapidated ball field to be named after hi s father\, he meets Hannah Flores\, a punk rock enthusiast trapped in the Ozarks with zero filter. As Craw navigates his own explosive home life\, h e learns more about hers. And as their friendship blossoms into something more\, he begins to understand the importance of speaking his truth\, even when doing so might destroy the only life he&rsquo\;s ever known.
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