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Calico Joe

Grisham, John. Book - 2012 Fiction / Grisham, John 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.1 out of 5

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Call Number: Fiction / Grisham, John
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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In this novel, the careers of a golden boy rookie hitter for the Cubs and a hard-hitting Mets pitcher take very different paths. The baseball is thrilling, but it is what happens off the field that makes this story a classic.

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fan! submitted by Linda Rama on June 25, 2012, 10:38am IF YOU LOVE BASEBALL AND IT'S HISTORY YOU'LL ENJOY THIS BOOK.
IT IS KIND OF A SAD STORY LINE WAIT TILL YOU GET TO THE END.

boring submitted by lawrencekl57 on August 10, 2012, 8:41pm If you're into the history of baseball, you'll probably like this book. I'll take Grisham's legal thrillers any day.

easy read submitted by alandj6 on July 8, 2016, 10:44am Not Grisham's best, but an easy read for any baseball fan

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PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 198 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 900

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780385536073
0385536070

SUBJECTS
Baseball players -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Forgiveness -- Fiction.
Redemption -- Fiction.
Baseball stories.