Synopses & Reviews
Louis May doesn't like his new home in White Plains, New York. He doesn't get along with his new stepbrother, who is the best athlete in the neighborhood; he misses his mother, who lives among poets and artists in the East Village; and he just doesn't fit in at his new school. But one thing hasn't changed: Louis still loves the game of baseball and, more than anything, the New York Yankees. So when he gets a chance to be a batboy for the team, to be in the dugout with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, he thinks that life can't get any better. But then Mickey and Roger make that summer of 1961 one of the biggest anyone has ever seen, and Louis gets a front-row seat to their record-setting home-run race. Louis's worst summer ever becomes his best summer ever, and he finds himself learning about much more than just baseball from the two greatest players in the game.
Synopsis
Wes Tooke's books is an account of Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and the greatest season ever played for the perspective of an eleven year old boy.
Synopsis
Wes Tooke lives in California, this is his first middle-grade book.
Synopsis
During the summer of 1961, young Louis becomes a bat boy for the New York Yankees, and is a witness to the great home-run race between Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.
Synopsis
Louis isnand#8217;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. andlt;Iandgt;Lucky andlt;/Iandgt;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.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;C. W. Tookeandlt;/Bandgt; has worked as a feature writer and editorial consultant and has published features in Salon, New Jersey Monthly, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. His first novel,andlt;iandgt; Luckyandlt;/iandgt; was a Junior Library Guild Selection. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and dog.