Last Days of Summer Updated Ed: A Novel

by Steve Kluger

Overview

A contemporary American classic—a poignant and hilarious tale of baseball, hero worship, eccentric behavior, and unlikely friendship

Last 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061564819
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/03/2008
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	60,395
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.83(d)
Lexile:	900L (what's this?)

About the Author

Steve Kluger has written extensively on subjects as far-ranging as World War II, rock 'n' roll, and the Titanic, and as close to the heart as baseball and the Boston Red Sox. He lives in Santa Monica, California.