Hello fellow readers,
Ever hope that a celebrity would answer your desperate email, that I-love-you-so-much letter? Don't we all. Joey Margolis needs his letter answered or he may "have his face smashed in". Joey, a very headstrong twelve year, decides to tell the neighbor hood gang leader that his best friend is Charlie Banks, 3rd baseman for the NY Giants. He better get some evidence to back that up really quick. Now when Charlie receives Joey's first letter claiming that he is dying of an "incurable disease" and could Charlie please hit a home run and say this is for my friend Joey Margolis, he thinks that its just a stupid fan letter. This is his reply, "Dear Friend: Many thanks for your letter and the kind words contained therein. I am enclosing my picture with the autograph you requested. Keep on Slugging. Best Wishes, Charlie Banks". The story evolves from then on through report cards, telegrams, recorded conversations, memos and most of all letters. The relationship between the star ball player and the scrawny kid who peed in the reservoir is one that we all wished for at one time or another. Steve Kluger brings across an amazing message that its OK to be persistent, that its OK to bend a few rules, and that its OK to have others think that your weird. I loved this book. It was so enjoyable that I'm reading it again in a couple of weeks. I hope that you have the same reaction.
I give Last Days of Summer:
3 3/4 stars
Join Charlie and Joey on an adventure that neither one of them could have wished for in their wildest dreams. Read it. Check back soon and happy reading.
-L. Klasing
P.S. As always..................
P.P.S. Read the Author's Note when your done. It's really fascinating.
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