Last Days of Summer

In 1940, twelve-year-old Joey Margolis decides to focus his attention on one person: Charlie Banks, the talented young third baseman for the New York Giants. Joey is a wiseguy kid, and pretends to be dying so Charlie will come and visit him. At first the player wants nothing to do with a kid who's a liar and a faker, but after a time he's tricked, cajoled and charmed into being what he never wanted to be: a role model for another human being who needs him. The story is cleverly and charmingly told in letters, notes, report cards, matchbook covers, and other forms of communication.Kluger, Steve is the author of 'Last Days of Summer' with ISBN 9780606192668 and ISBN 0606192662.