{"product_id":"last-days-of-summer-1","title":"Last Days of Summer","description":"CURRENT PAPERBACK EDITION AVAILABLE AT BARNESANDNOBLE.COM AND HARPERCOLLINS.COM, AND THROUGH ALL RETAIL BOOKSELLERS\n\nMay 15, 1940\nCharlie Banks\nNew York Giants\nPolo Grounds, New York\nDear Mr. Banks:\nI 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.\nYour friend,\nJoey Margolis\nDear Kid:\nLast 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.\nChase. Banks\n3d Base\nDear Charlie:\nNobody 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.\nCan I go on a road trip with you?\nYour arch enemy,\nJoey Nargolis\nDear Joey:\n\"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.\nCharlie\nP.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\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0380797631\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0380797631.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kluger, Steve\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43142761939005,"sku":"BVV.0380797631.A","price":5.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0380797631-0.jpg?v=1777671124","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/last-days-of-summer-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}