John H. Ritter
Known for blending high drama and complex characters with imaginative storytelling, YA novelist John H. Ritter offers deep insights into life through the often harsh, often magical realism of baseball.
Available January 12, 2027
From Philomel – An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York
America's Game
It was an extraordinary challenge for a Japanese American baseball club to make. Especially from inside a California concentration camp as World War II raged on. They did it anyway. They had a dream.
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Early praise for America's Game…
“America’s Game is a gripping historical novel…
“With his signature flair for fine prose, John H. Ritter delivers a compelling read, deftly weaving rich historical context with a poignant coming-of-age story…”
— Chris Crowe, IRA Award-winning author of Mississippi Trial, 1955
About John H. Ritter
Novelist John H. Ritter grew up in the chaparral-covered mountains east of San Diego, CA. “Out in that wild country,” he says, “there was a real sense of the spirits who walked the land in the centuries before. And being so cut off from other kids, I roamed the hills a lot, following hawks and quail, climbing boulders, sitting in ancient caves. Rattlesnakes never bothered us much. But I felt the spirits everywhere.”
Other Books by John H. Ritter
Choosing Up Sides
The Boy Who Saved Baseball
Under the Baseball Moon
