Bad Signs

by Dean Richard Smith

Billy Murdock was a felon in training. He could smack a baseball better than any kid our age, and he was a threat on the mound. Not because he was a great pitcher. More because he had a tendency to play dodge ball with the batters. He walked guys by pegging them with his fastball which made them jumpy the next time they came to the plate. In short, he was trouble, or at least troubled, and he was on my team. But playing baseball was the least of my problems. It was all the other games I had to play that summer which didn't seem to have any rules. Just lessons you had to learn the hard way.

154 pages, Paperback

Published August 17, 2025

Reviews

[Emily Rue]

Ugh. Idk. I just couldn’t finish it. It’s not that it was bad. I just wasn’t interested in the story at all. No characters really compelled me to care about them. Maybe I’ll return to it another day but for now, back on the shelf it goes.

[Jo Wrzesinsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a fun YA book to read! The author keeps it light and interesting. And I absolutely love his dry and witty sense of humor!