Jim Provenzano
Acclaimed sports columnist and fiction writer Jim
Provenzano's novel PINS tells the story of bigotry in athletics, and
one very short boy who stands up to it.
Set in Little Falls,
New Jersey in 1993, PINS weaves the classic story of a Catholic saint
into a compelling modern life -and near-death- account of Joey Nicci,
a fifteen-year-old Italian-American wrestler.
After
befriending Donald "Dink" Kohrs, Joey and his new posse get
involved in pranks and partying that eventually get out of control,
resulting in the death of a maligned fellow teammate.
The
ensuing legal battle and media frenzy alter Joey's life and his self-
perception as a gay teenager while shattering his fragile love for
fellow teammate Dink. Like his patron saint, his battle against his
own teammates forces him to suffer for his beliefs. His survival
becomes a literary miracle.
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