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The Way We Swing

by Logan Lane

A senior-year balancing act on and off the field

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A senior-year balancing act on and off the field

Baseball and secrecy shape Tanner Quinn’s senior year: he wants a state championship while keeping his sexuality private. Easton Chase’s arrival as a talented new teammate unsettles the rules Tanner has set for himself, and their growing closeness brings his personal hopes into conflict with his concerns about the team and its title chances. Summer practices, late-night video game sessions, and scenes at the Quinn household give the story settings beyond the diamond. The central tension links first love with questions of trust, identity, and what Tanner believes he stands to lose by being open.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teen and young adult readers interested in LGBTQ+ coming-of-age fiction.
  • Readers who enjoy romance set within a high-school sports team.
  • Readers interested in stories about identity, privacy, and balancing personal relationships with shared goals.

Themes

Coming out and privacyFirst loveBaseball and team ambitionIdentity and self-acceptance

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Book overview

Tanner Quinn has exactly two goals for his senior year: win a state championship in baseball and make sure NOBODY finds out he's gay. He's spent years building the perfect plan-on the field and off. No distractions. No drama. And absolutely no falling for a teammate.

 

Then Easton Chase shows up.

 

The new teammate has talent, a guarded smile, and a past he doesn't talk about. Somehow, he slips past Tanner's defenses just as easily as he turns double plays. Between summer practices, late-night Mario Kart battles, and the havoc stirred up by Tanner's chaos gremlin of a younger brother at the Quinn house, the line between teammates and something more begins to blur.

 

But Tanner has rules for a reason. A relationship could fracture the team, derail their shot at a title, and expose the secret he's worked so hard to protect. Easton might be worth the risk-but is Tanner ready to lose everything he's built just to be himself?

 

Winning state was always the dream.

 

Falling for his teammate was never part of the plan.

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