Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416986638)

Louis isn't very good at playing baseball, but he knows and loves the game more than anybody. He loves the purity of the sport, the sound of the crack of a bat, and the smell of freshly cut grass in the stadium. And more than anything, he loves the New York Yankees. So when he becomes a bat boy for the team during the summer of 1961, it is a dream come true. Lucky gives readers baseline box seats to one of the most memorable seasons in sports history, and as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris compete in their legendary home-run race, Louis learns that the heroes he looks up to can teach him life lessons that will change him forever.

Author: Wes Tooke
ISBN-10: 1416986634
ISBN-13: 9781416986638
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2010
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 135903 / Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever

Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2009 pg. 40
Publishers Weekly 01/18/2010 pg. 49
School Library Journal 02/01/2010 pg. 125
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2010
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory