Angel in the City

By Manuel Davila Sr.

After becoming the top baseball prospect straight out of high School, Angel Parilla was so close to living out his childhood dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player. Making it to the bigs was so within his reach. He already began making arrangements to buy his mother the biggest house in all of Manhattan. But as luck would have it, during a regular pickup game, Angel suffered a career-threading injury that forced him to put his career on hold. As the months went by, Angel was determined to get back on point. Although he struggled, he worked extremely hard to get back on the road to success. Several more setbacks in his life made things even more difficult to carry out his mission, but Angel continued to fight. Landing a job to help his mother pay the bills was helpful; however, he was also trying to pay for the much-needed surgery as he continues his quest for success. His window of opportunity began to close as the months and years began to pass him by. The loss of his best friend changed everything, and yet he continued to push forward. Despite all his troubles, he did not give in. Angel would stop at nothing to make sure he was going to buy that house for his mother. Everything takes a turn for the worst when Angel losses everything. His toughness is put through the test like nothing he's ever seen or experienced. Life has a way of pushing when we are so close to the edge. For Angel, this was only the beginning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503568520
• ISBN13: 9781503568525
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"