Chapter 10 Summary

The baseball team is whooping it up in the locker room after the game. For the first time, Russel feels comfortable in the boys' locker room—as if he belongs. The following Saturday, Gunnar and Russel are playing racquetball when Gunnar brings up going out on another double date with Trish and Kimberly. Russel tries to tell Gunnar that he doesn't think Kimberly wants to go out with Gunnar, but Gunnar infers that it's strange that Russel's never been interested in any girl. Russel agrees to go out with Trish again.

On Monday, everyone at school knows Russel won the game and is treating him like he is a superstar. After practice, Russel goes to his locker to get a book and two of the baseball players, Jarred and Nolan, are talking in the empty hallways. They talk with Russel and then...