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Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever (Junior Library Guild Selection) Paperback – February 22, 2011
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Reading age8 - 12 years
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Print length192 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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Grade level3 - 7
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Lexile measure860L
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Dimensions5.13 x 0.5 x 7.63 inches
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PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Publication dateFebruary 22, 2011
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ISBN-109781416986645
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C. W. Tooke has worked as a feature writer and editorial consultant and has published features in Salon, New Jersey Monthly, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. His first novel, Lucky was a Junior Library Guild Selection. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and dog.
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Product details
- ASIN : 1416986642
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (February 22, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781416986645
- ISBN-13 : 978-1416986645
- Reading age : 8 - 12 years
- Lexile measure : 860L
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Item Weight : 4.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.13 x 0.5 x 7.63 inches
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- #13,648 in Children's Family Life Books (Books)
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Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2012
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I should start by saying I'm not a fan of baseball books even though I read just about every Matt Christopher book, baseball ones included, when I was a kid. Lucky was a surprise, though. It's less about the formula of being a sports book for kids and more about the human interest aspects of baseball and the main character's interactions with his family and friends. Even though the book takes place in New York in 1961, it has a timeless quality about it regardless of the pop culture references. I never felt that Maris or Mantle felt like characters thrown in a book for the sake of making the story more interesting. Louis's family reflects the 60s as much as they reflect the 2000s, and the relationships between characters are well done. Louis may not be the best at baseball, but given the chance to learn from some of the best, he learns to stick up for himself and gains confidence where he had little to none. That the history aspects of Maris and Mantle's home run race present as more or less correct is a bonus and only added to my personal enjoyment. A great book for children and parents. I recommend this one as a readaloud, a readalong, or just a plain fun read.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2012
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This book is in our state children's choice selection this year. I'm not a huge sports fiction fan, but this worked in much more. Kids with divorced parents will relate to this story and boys will love the baseball aspect. The history in it is just a bonus. Even though the setting is from 60 years ago, the story is not so dated or out of reach of an intermediate age kid's understanding. A good solid read for intermediate level readers.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017
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Recommended this for our middle school summer reading because I liked it so well. They did too!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018
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The story is enjoyable for the reader-whether a young reader or an adult reading it to a youngster. The story is interesting and faithful to that period in Yankee history.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013
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I'm 13 & I have to read a lot of books for my schools AR program and my mom always tries to find sports books for me that she thinks I would like. I love to play baseball & I love the Yankees so this was a great choice for me. I love the real story between Mantle & Maris, the movie *61 & I read this book in a few days & I wish there were more books in this series. Great book to read!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2018
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Starting to read this book tonight
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2013
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Gave it to my grandson for his birthday and he told me he loved it. He just turned 12 so I guess it is a winner for that age.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2016
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Great fun.
