Robert B. Parker has never captured my interest. Years ago I ploughed through a couple of the Spenser novels, then decided to leave him alone. A few months ago a friend, who is a Parker fan, sent me one of his YA novels she had bought by mistake. I read it, enjoyed it, and was intrigued by a couple more of his YA novels that were described on the back cover.
I've now finished Parker's Edenville Owls. Its subjects include basketball, domestic violence, cowardice, white supremacy and a touch of romance. A group of teenage boys set out to win a basketball championship and "save" a favorite teacher who appears to be in an abusive relationship. They're fifty percent successful.
All in all, it was okay. I've now decided, once again, to leave books by Robert B. Parker alone.
