Last Days of Summer
of Steve Kluger (Goodreads Author)
Description
A contemporary American classicâa poignant and hilarious tale of baseball, hero worship, eccentric behavior, and unlikely friendshipLast Days of Summer is the story of Joey Margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in Brooklyn in the early 1940s. A boy looking for a hero, Joey decides to latch on to Charlie Banks, the all-star third basemen for the New York Giants. But Joey's chosen champion doesn't exactly welcome the extreme attention of a persistent young fan with an overactive imagination. Then again, this strange, needy kid might be exactly what Banks needs.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 368 pages
- Publisher Avon
- Publication Date May 24th 2005
- First Publication 06/01/98
- Language English
- ISBN 9780060821449
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States)', 'New York State (United States)']
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