The Ping of the Seas
Robbins, Ken Sixteen year old Mark Linderman excels at table tennis. There is no competition for him in the remote town of Chinook, Montana, and not one sanctioned club exists in the state. Shunned at school, he relegates himself to practicing entirely against ball machines in his garage, for hours. His father is aggravated by his rejection of traditional sports, but his mom is supportive. To ease the family tension, Mark's aunt in Naples, Florida arranges...