{"product_id":"the-mm-boys-lara-reznik-9781938749193","title":"The M\u0026M Boys","description":"A tender tale of coming-of-age meets baseball heroes! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1961 a Little League player's joy of making the All-Star team evaporates when his father, too busy with a girlfriend, misses his triumphant opening game and his mother spirals into a bed-ridden depression. Then, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle move next door as they battle to break Babe Ruth's home run record. The three find solace in each other's triumphs, frustrations, celebrations and disappointments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on historical facts, The M\u0026amp;M Boys explores the parallel lives of an embittered Maris and a self-destructive Mantle who live together incognito in a remote Queens apartment. Maris, a misplaced Midwesterner, gets booed by the Yankee fans who prefer Mantle, and the press pursue him mercilessly. Mantle, on the other hand, basks in New York fans approval, but a series of injuries destroy his hope of winning the competition. Marshall's friendship unearths childhood memories for both men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lara Reznik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938749197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938749193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Violet Crown Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Lara Reznik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937654800639,"sku":"9781938749193","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_37f8443a-0733-46be-8c08-90cf69964123.jpg?v=1681431313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mm-boys-lara-reznik-9781938749193","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}