Despite Mike's sensible methodological doubts about a school test which finds Brick socially challenged, Frankie insists to act upon it, so he insists sport is boys' way to make friends. Brick picks basketball, but pays more attention to the accommodation then to the game, none to potential friends. He also gets pa to promise bringing him to a favorite author's book signing. That occurs on the day of the neighborhood block-party lawn during the mower race, which Mike wagered on against nemesis neighbor Jack Meenahan. Axl's team gets new jerseys thanks to their soccer moms. Frankie suffers from her own jealousy that the others get the old ones as thank you souvenirs, while Axl uses his to date a girl, and when they break up another, yet he surprises her.
—KGF Vissers