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Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever (Junior Library Guild Selection) Paperback – February 22, 2011

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Part of: Junior Library Guild Selection (17 books)

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Louis isn't very good at playing baseball, but he knows and loves the game more than anybody, more than his superathlete stepbrother and the neighborhood bullies. He loves the purity of the sport, the crack of a bat and the smell of fresh cut grass in the stadium. And more than anything, he loves the New York Yankees. So when he amazingly finds himself in a position to become a bat boy for the team during the summer of 1961, it is like a dream come true. Little does he know, that he's about to have a front row seat to one of the most memorable seasons in sports history. And that the heroes he looks up to will teach him things about life that will change him forever.

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8 - 12 years
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192 pages
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English
Grade level

3 - 7
Lexile measure

860L
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5.13 x 0.5 x 7.63 inches
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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February 22, 2011
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9781416986645
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978-1416986645
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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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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

Best Sellers Rank: #456,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #415 in Children's Baseball Books (Books)
- #569 in Children's 1900s American Historical Fiction
- #13,648 in Children's Family Life Books (Books)

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This was a surprise

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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SJC

Good book to hook boys

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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S. Chapman

Great baseball read!

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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Alexander Silva

The story is enjoyable for the reader-whether a young reader ...

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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Midge

Lucky was Awesome!

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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kristine Myers

Yankee fans will loves this

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2018

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Starting to read this book tonight