True Beautiful Game

In "True Beautiful Game" by Jon Blake, Jamie is a streetwise boy who considers himself a skilled snooker player and has bet a junior snooker champion one hundred dollars that he can beat him. When his hard-living, long-absent father suddenly returns to his life, Jamie must navigate his complicated feelings about his dad while continuing to pursue his passion for snooker. The story is set in contemporary times and centers on the themes of family relationships and a boy's love of the game.