{"product_id":"last-days-of-summer","title":"Last Days of Summer","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLast Days of Summer\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSteve Kluger\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780380797639\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePerennial\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1999\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e353\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay 15, 1940 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Charlie Banks \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e New York Giants \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Polo Grounds, New York \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Dear Mr. Banks: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e I am a 12-year-old boy and I am dying from malaria. Please hit a home run for me because I don′t think I will be around much longer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Your friend, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Joey Margolis \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Dear Kid: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Last week it was the plague. Now it′s malaria. What do I look - stupid to you? You′re lucky I don′t send somebody over there to tap you on the conk. I am enclosing 1 last picture. Do not write to me again. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chase. Banks \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3d Base \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Dear Charlie: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Nobody asked for your damn picture. I never even heard of you before. And you can forget about the home run too. The only reason I needed one was because the bullies who keep beating me up somehow thought you were my best friend and the homer was supposed to keep them from slugging me anymore. Thanks for nothing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Can I go on a road trip with you? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Your arch enemy, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Joey Nargolis \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Dear Joey: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"Somehow\" they thought I was your best friend? Where did they hear that from? A Nazi spy? J. Herbert Hoover? Franklin Delano Biscuithead? And didn′t I tell you not to write to me anymore? Go bug DiMaggio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Charlie \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e P.S. And just because there′s a spot open for a bat boy this summer doesn′t mean your going to get it. Even if we ARE chips off the same block. May 15, 1940\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Last Days of Summer | Steve Kluger | Paperback | 9780380797639 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks E 1765962","offer_id":49376399229080,"sku":"1765962","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51UvIHnre4L.jpg?v=1783012089","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/last-days-of-summer","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}