num_pages: 368
description: A contemporary American classic—a poignant and hilarious tale of baseball, hero worship, eccentric behavior, and unlikely friendshipLast Days of Summer is the story of Joey Margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in Brooklyn in the early 1940s. A boy looking for a hero, Joey decides to latch on to Charlie Banks, the all-star third basemen for the New York Giants. But Joey's chosen champion doesn't exactly welcome the extreme attention of a persistent young fan with an overactive imagination. Then again, this strange, needy kid might be exactly what Banks needs.
language: English
title: Last Days of Summer
titlecomplete: Last Days of Summer
genres: Historical, Adult, World War II, Humor, Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Sports, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Baseball
ratings_count: 4965
places: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, New York (State)
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks