Morelli's Game

by Patricia Lee Gauch

Book by Gauch, Patricia Lee

192 pages, Hardcover

First published December 4, 1981

About the author

Patricia Lee Gauch is an author who has written over 30 works of children's literature. In 1993, Gauch was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. She has been a resident of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey.

Reviews

[Sarah Rigg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hah, reading my journals from 1985 and '86 is a trip into obscure YA novels from the late 70s and early 80s. I don't really remember this book, but a story about a cross-country game in the vein of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "Rat Race" would have been right up my early-teen alley.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Odd that I only read it once when I really did like it. A bunch of high school boys are sent on a bicycle odyssey by their English teacher, and have to confront an enemy gang, mystery, weather, dragons, etc., to complete their quest. They try to figure out what the hell Mr. Morelli's game really is. I was only in 7th or 8th grade at the time and the boys seemed impossibly sophisticated to me, and their adventure seemed wonderfully romantic. Oh, for a good bike.

[Christina]

Apparently I read this book in the mid-90s, because today I found a book report I wrote on it. Who knew?

[Steven Raines · Rating 4 out of 5]

read this when I was a kid and I have fond memories of it. I am looking for a copy to see if it is as good as I remember, or if its just the wistfulness of youth.