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Outfield Menace Paperback – March 10, 2012

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Outfield Menace is the tale of Kurt, a fifteen-year-old baseball player, living in a small, 1950s, Indiana town. During a confrontation with Angel, the resident bad boy of Blackford High School, Kurt attacks Angel, earning the wrath of the most dangerous gang in town. When Angel finally corners Kurt something happens that Kurt wouldn’t have imagined in his wildest dreams. As the murder of a local boy is uncovered, suspicion is cast upon Angel, but Kurt has learned there’s more to Angel than his bad boy image. Angel has a secret, however, that could get both Kurt and himself killed. Outfield Menace is a story of friendship, love, adventure, and perilous danger.

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2012
March 10
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1470192160
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978-1470192167
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Mark A. Roeder is the author of more than fifty novels and scores of articles and columns. He is best known for his Gay Youth Chronicles series. He currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 10, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1470192160
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1470192167
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.68 x 9 inches

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Mark A. Roeder currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana and is a full-time writer of novels. He has published nearly 100 novels to date that are divided into separate, but related series. You can find out more about his books at markroeder.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MarkARoederAuthor/ and on Patreon.com: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8324548&fan_landing=true&view_as=public

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Mr Toad

An engaging read

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2023

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A great look at being a gay high school kid in a small Indiana town in the early 1950s. There is a good mystery. A romance with obstacles. Some action and danger. Some sexy bits. It is an entertaining read.

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J. Buke

edit required Mr. Roeder, but kick ass mystery!!

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I liked this book. It wasn't as bad as The Soccer Field is Empty. Now that book was a mess, but I give him a break it was his first novel and he gave his best shot. He has grown as a writer and he has a ton of titles under his belt...and they are good. I wish when I was in HS and out ( AS i WAS BACK IN THE 80'S) that I had these books. Now that I am Older I still like to read the YA novels because they are more fun and not as serious--I also love books that are part and an anthology and characters pop up here in there in the continuing novels. But when Kurt keeps saying "I love being with Angel and it's not just sex...it's being with." over and over and over and over again every other page I start to think 'ARE YOU TRYING TO CONVINCE ME OR YOURSELF KID?' It was too muc. Mr. Roeder thanks some people for looking over the manuscript and giving him edits...well I wouldn't be thanking him or her because they didn't do a very good job.
I said I was out in the 80's and wish I had these books back then... in my day the only book I had was The Front Runner. I have reread that book and over the years began a friendship with the author. I believe Billy told Harlan he loved him...maybe three or four times in that book and everyone (EVERYONE) who has read that book believes it and believes the story is real. Mr. Roeder needs to read that book or reread it if he has a chance to see that you don't have to say something over and over again to get the point across. Do you believe Kurt, Mr. Roeder? Because if you believed him you shouldn't have tried so hard to make yourself believe him. If you have no idea what I am talking about then you need to reread my review again then then pick up this novel and all of your others and read them. You might see what your eyes and so called editors have missed, but your readers (including myself) have seen. Other than that the book is a good story. The mystery was cool and I was WAY off on who I thought it was, that blew me away, that is why I gave it 4 stars that was well done, hats off to you, even shocked me and that's hard to do!!! But me...well I wouldn't have taken Angel back after he walked away. I would have just left it as over even with the way it ended. I really don't like him and will read Snow Angel but not with much enthusiasm, I felt he was kind of a s*** for walking away like he did. I understand why he did but still. If you read it you know what I am talking about, if you didn't and you do read it you will understand. One more thing to Mr. Roeder... please stop making your main characters so wimpy. The bathroom scene...I would have told to the couch what was happening...gone to the principal and then finally to the police...that was a partial rape. Never happened to me in school, and if it did, that would've been the end of that guys pecker cause I would have bit it off or at least tried to and damaged it at that. Some of your characters need a back bone and fight back.

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Charles E. Brock

The begining of a great series

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2012

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All of Mark Roeder's well over twenty books are excellent and this one is the the first of a wonderful series, The Gay Youth Chronicales. The reader first meets a gay socker player in high school who wants to find someone to love and to love him. Enters the new boy, also a socker player and a beautiful love begins. Roeder's characters are so well defined in words that this reader felt as if he had been there with them and they became my friends. I found that I loved the good in their hearts and hate the evil in those who could not abide them The environment of the day and time as well as the fictitious location of Verona, Indiana, has its share of those who hate anyone who is "different" and tragedy follows.
Every young person who has faced the hurt of "being different" and the confusion that they have should read these books as well as the parents and others who beblive in "love they neighbor as thy self". All of us are responsible to work to bring change in the world and make a safe place for those who do not fit the so called "proper" genetic creation.

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His writing is fantastic, and once I pick up any of his ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015

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I'm addicted to all of Mark Roeder's books. His writing is fantastic, and once I pick up any of his books I can't stop reading them. I'm only getting 5 hours of sleep per night because of it. I've now spent hundreds of dollars just to get the next book in his stories... I can't get enough. This was one of his best. It's truly fantastic and now I can't stop reading as the story progresses among other books with other characters. This one however was one of my favorite.

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R. Mooney

Outfield Menace

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020

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Great story. Truth about small town prejudices. Mr Banner has done it again, as is his talent. Disturbing but excellent read. Thank you Mark!

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Stevovo

I enjoyed this book

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2018

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My first of his books and I doubt the last. I enjoyed this book. The story is good and the characters are totally believable. The pace is good an it gives a great read. The story is all about self acceptance, which is lacking even in this enlightened age. I plan on reading a few more of this authors books.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2005

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I have read all but 2 of Mark's books and this has got to by my favorite to date. Its a romance as well as a mystery. I loved the two main characters especially Angel. This book tells of the prejudices of being gay in the 1950's rural america. I would recommend this book to all readers.

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Anne

Good story but...

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022

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Why is the inner monologue soooooo repetitive? Excessively long and its the same things over and over again. I've literally skipped pages of the MC's "thouggts" without missing a single beat of the actual story.

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The beginning!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2020

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So the start of the series, amazing the apparent level of homophobia in US schools of the 1950's. Growing up in 1960's Scotland there was nowhere near the same level, reckoning Britain being roughly 10 years behind USA, we rarely came across it! Nice ending tho😉

Sprinkler_UK

Simply Outstanding.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2017

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I have been reading Mark's wonderful books back-to-back for about six months now. Mostly in chronological order but I had started on Beautiful and read on from there. Having got to the end of the list I have returned to read the few I missed. Outfield Menace is simply outstanding. As with all of Marks books the characters are so well defined you can really feel their pain and joy. As well as Kurt and Angel there are a couple of other supporting characters, I wont say who, who make you feel completely hopeful. It has and continues to be an absolute joy to read the entire body of Mark's books and this is one of the best.

BDH

Mmmmmmmmmmm

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2014

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I looked forward to reading this but I just could not get into it. Really don't know why but I'll try again.

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