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Book Details
Historical Fiction
Date Published: 07-01-2025
Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.
Whiz Kid is a powerful coming-of-age novel set in 1950 Philadelphia, where Jewish Navy veteran Ben Green faces impossible choices.
Pressured by his pregnant wife to finish his novel or take a secure job at a prestigious ad agency, Ben must also navigate the era’s class divisions and antisemitism. His best friend’s elite world clashes with his working-class South Philly roots and Jewish identity.
Temptation, ambition, and loyalty collide—especially when Ilene, a captivating classmate, threatens to unravel his carefully balanced life. As the Phillies’ Whiz Kids chase a pennant, Ben’s own reckoning builds to a climax, culminating in a surprising decision that redefines his future.
Co-written with David S. Burcat, Joel Burcat’s late father, Whiz Kid is a deeply American story of resilience, legacy, and the true cost of following one’s heart.
Author Details
Joel Burcat is a novelist and retired lawyer living in Harrisburg, Pa. His previous novels, Reap the Wind, Drink to Every Beast, Amid Rage, and Strange Fire have been award-winning thrillers. He is a Gold Medal Winner from Readers’ Favorite, a Finalist of the Next Gen Indie Book Awards, and a winner of the PennWriters Annual Writing Contest. Strange Fire was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Week.
David S. Burcat was a Navy corpsman in World War II, a graduate of University of Pennsylvania (English Literature and Dentistry), and a proud son of Camden NJ and his adopted town of Philadelphia. He worked in advertising in the 1950s before returning to Penn to study dentistry. He wrote Match Point, the novella within the novel, in about 1950. He died in 1998. Whiz Kid- A Novel is his first published book. Dave was the father of co-author, Joel Burcat.
Contact Links
Website: https://joelburcat.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoelBurcatAuthor
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JoelBurcat
Blog: https://joelburcat.com/blog2/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18993024.Joel_Burcat
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/JoelBurcatTheAuthor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-burcat-aa58927/
Preorder Links
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Joel-Burcat/author/B07SN52FYP
Publisher: https://www.sunburypress.com/collections/all-books/products/whiz-kid?variant=43467543937117
Tour Schedule
July 28 – RABT Book Tours – Kick Off
July 29 – The Faerie Review – Spotlight
July 30 – Tea Time and Books – Spotlight
July 31 – Book Junkiez – Excerpt
August 1 – Crossroad Reviews – Spotlight
August 4 – Nana’s Book Reviews – Spotlight
August 5 – The Avid Reader – Interview
August 6 – Book Reviews by Virginia Lee – Spotlight
August 7 – Girl With Pen – Excerpt
August 11 – Book Corner News and Reviews – Spotlight
August 12 – Sapphyria’s Books – Spotlight
August 13 – Novel News Network– Review
August 14 – My Bookmarked Reads – Spotlight
August 15 – Books 1987 – Spotlight
August 18 – Momma and Her Stories – Excerpt
August 19 – Sarandipity’s -Spotlight
August 21 – Our Town Book Reviews – Excerpt
August 26 – The indie Express – Review
August 28 – Texas Book Nook – Review
August 29 – A Life Through Books – Interview
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