Cope Field

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Pub Date Apr 22 2025 | Archive Date Apr 04 2025

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Description

From the award-winning author of Strong Like You comes an explosive contemporary romance that explores themes of generational trauma, drug addiction, and class differences, as two teenagers grappling with their own chaotic home lives come together in hopes of finding something beautiful amid so much pain.

Crawford “Craw” Cope has anger issues. Or so they say.

When Craw is sentenced to community service for hitting his father in the head with a baseball bat, he accepts his punishment without objection, knowing he’s actually lucky. If he weren’t the son of a famous former baseball player, he’d probably have gotten it a lot worse. So, Craw keeps his mouth shut and takes what life gives him. Like always.

But when he arrives at community service, which frustratingly turns out to be repairing a dilapidated ball field to be named after his father, he meets Hannah Flores, a punk rock enthusiast trapped in the Ozarks with zero filter. As Craw navigates his own explosive home life, he 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’s ever known.

From the award-winning author of Strong Like You comes an explosive contemporary romance that explores themes of generational trauma, drug addiction, and class differences, as two teenagers grappling...


Advance Praise

★ “A wise, emotionally rich tale of a young man finding his way through family trauma.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Cope Field immersed me in this world of the Ozarks and pick-up trucks and grass fields and plain speaking. I read the whole book like I’d watch any baseball game—with my heart in my throat, waiting for the ones I’m rooting for to triumph in the end.” —Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of The Art of Catching Feelings

“Simpson's sophomore novel steps up alongside Strong Like You to define a new age of sports literature. With a cast of complex and heart-wrenching characters, raw insight into the triumphs and tragedies of teenage masculinity, a no-pulled-punches look at life in the Ozarks, and a voice so authentic you could call it poetry, Cope Field strikes hard until the nail-biting finish. A must-have for all the angry kids trying to find their way through.” —Matteo L. Cerilli, author of Lockjaw

“I loved Crawford’s story and the lengths he goes through to protect the people he loves. Heartbreaking, relatable, and punk rock to its core; Cope Field is a grand slam of a book.” —Anthony Nerada, author of Indie Next Pick Skater Boy

“Simpson's frank, unflinching portrait of two defiant teens struggling to transcend brutal violence is a crackling alchemy of baseball and punk rock that shook me, made me cheer, and kept me up all night. A rare, relentless, gorgeous gem of a novel, recommended for anyone who's ever had something to fight.” —Sarah Lariviere, author of Time Travel for Love and Profit

“Cope Field is an absolute triumph. Simpson’s sophomore book is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story of a young man who loves big in spite of his pain. The most honest thing I’ve read in a long time, this story is about the courage it takes to proverbially kill your heroes and find your voice. And while it tore me apart, Simpson’s prose also put me back together with hope and the possibility for healing. A must-read.” —Erica Ivy Rodgers, author of Lady of Steel and Straw

“Simpson has a knack for delivering entertaining reads that take on important issues teens and young adults grapple with. Cope Field is a gripping and timely read.” —Jeff Wooten, author of Kill Call

Cope Field is a home run. A gripping modern classic, full of so much heart and grit and punk rock tenacity, each word refuses to leave you dry-eyed. T. L. Simpson simply doesn’t miss.” —Freya Finch, author of Rise

“With a voice that grabs hold of you and doesn’t let go until its gut-wrenching final page, Simpson weaves a heartbreaking tale of the complicated nature of love, loss, and family. A beautiful, important novel.” —MK Pagano, author of Girls Who Burn

Cope Field will punch you in the gut, break your heart, and somehow put it back together again. T. L. Simpson writes an unflinching story about one teen boy’s reckoning with his anger issues and the insidious truth hidden behind his father's perfect public image. It deserves to be an instant classic.” —Trish Lundy, author of The One That Got Away with Murder

“T. L. Simpson shines a bright light on a subject too often relegated to the shadows. A baseball book about so much more than baseball. Riveting.” —Carl Deuker, author of Golden Arm

★ “A wise, emotionally rich tale of a young man finding his way through family trauma.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Cope Field immersed me in this world of the Ozarks and pick-up trucks and grass...


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ISBN 9781635831054
PRICE $14.99 (USD)
PAGES 272

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