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Tooke, Wes

Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever

183 pp. | Simon | February, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4169-8663-8 $15.99
(3) 4-6 Tooke's premise is irresistible, if implausible: a nerdy, unhappy, baseball-crazy boy is able, by fluke, to serve as a Yankee batboy during the season Mantle and Maris race for Babe Ruth's home run record. The fact-based build of tension at the ballpark compensates for a weaker problems-at-home subplot. No matter; it's the sports angle that successfully drives this story.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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