Calico Joe / John Grisham.
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TextPublication details: New York : Doubleday, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 198 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 0385536070 (hardcover) :
- 9780385536073 (hardcover) :
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Fiction | Grisham Joh | Available | Slight staining on page edges 02.16.23 lrp | 33111006869602 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball...
"Grisham knocks it out of the park."-- The Washington Post
It's the summer of 1973, and Joe Castle is the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone has ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas, dazzles Chicago Cubs fans as he hits home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shatters all rookie records. Calico Joe quickly becomes the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing New York Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faces Calico Joe, Paul is in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his dad. Then Warren throws a fastball that will change their lives forever.
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This story, based on the Cubs and Mets 1973 season follows the divergent paths of Joe Castle, a rookie hitter for the Chicago Cubs and Warren Tracey, a hard-throwing Mets pitcher.