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Book Review of Last Days of Summer

Last Days of Summer
Last Days of Summer
Author: Steve Kluger
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback


Didn't really know what to expect when i ordered this book. Put off starting it. Well, I thoroughly enjoyed it. A young Jewish boy (pre WWII) abandoned by his father, raised by his mother & maiden aunt, goes on a mission to be acknowledged by one of the New York Giants ballplayers. Initially, he is spurned but a very deep and moving friendship evolves between them. Written in part as a series of letters to/from them, it is a heartwarming, moving story. I laughed out loud, and cried at other times. Very interesting to "see" him become a man way before his time. Well worth the time to read!