Set in new york during ww ii and featuring the new york giants as the central team, the story is chuckfull of baseball lore and references. The first edition of the novel was published in 2010, and was written by steve alten. Where i grew up read the brooklyn is where i grew up paragraph pages 45 in last days of summer. I spent most of an entire day reading last days of summer by steve kluger. Sep 21, 2009 anyway, this post is actually about a book. Last days of summer by steve kluger laced with nostalgia reminiscent of baseballs legends, last days of summer is a story filled with emotion and leavened with humor about the small triumphs people can achieve by finding ways to connect with others. Last days of summer steve kluger on free shipping on qualifying offers. A novel paperback june 3, 2008 by steve kluger ebook pdf download. Last days of summer by steve kluger teacher study guide free download as pdf file. Last days of summer summary and study guide supersummary. A contemporary american classica poignant and hilarious tale of baseball, hero worship, eccentric behavior, and unlikely friendship last days of summer is the story of joey margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in brooklyn in the early 1940s.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in paperback format. I am not usually a big fan of baseball books but initially i found the layout of this book to be intriguing. Last days of summer audiobook steve kluger storytel. Its hilarious, charming, and surprisingly beautiful. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 487 pages and is available in hardcover format. Oct 16, 2014 last days of summer by steve kluger be my friend on goodreads. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A boy looking for a hero, joey decides to latch on to charlie banks, the allstar third. Review on how steve klugers book last days of summer fits. For me this is book is an old friend i will revisit every few years. The last thing you will always remember is the most important one. Last days of summer is the story of joey margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in brooklyn in the early 1940s. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read last days of summer updated ed. A novel by steve kluger last days of summer is the story of joey margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in brooklyn in the early 1940s.
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The late ring lardner might just be reading now over our shoulders, for klugers epistolary novel of 1940s brooklyn baseball is right up his genre. But joeys chosen champion doesnt exactly welcome the extreme attention of a persistent young fan with an overactive imagination. A contemporary american classica poignant and hilarious tale of baseball, hero worship, eccentric behavior, and unlikely friendship last days of summer is the story of joey margolis, neighborhood punching bag, growing up goofy and mostly fatherless in. Last days of summer by steve klugar i read this novel for the first time a few years ago and absolutely loved every page of it except for the ending, which really upset me at the time. Steve kluger page on teachingbooks view the page share. Kluger keeps changing the pace and piles on a slew of period references with a heavy hand.
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Funny, bittersweet, and shocking, the last days of summer is a vivid remembrance of one mans painful and poignant childhood, and how he comes to terms with it in middle age. The story is told in an epistolaryscrapbook style its all in the form of letters, newspaper clippings, notes, and the occasional scorecard, telegram, or psychologistsession transcript. It is an epistolary novel told completely through forms of correspondence. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The author is steve kluger, and the book is funny, sad, inspiring, awesome. This time of year late summer naturally always brings to mind one of my favorite books of all time. A long time ago i told you i did not know for a fact yet that you were somebody special.
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