{"product_id":"calico-joe-9780385536073","title":"Calico Joe","description":"\u003cb\u003eA surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhatever happened to Calico Joe? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e It began quietly enough with a pulled hamstring. The first baseman for the Cubs AAA affiliate in Wichita went down as he rounded third and headed for home. The next day, Jim Hickman, the first baseman for the Cubs, injured his back. The team suddenly needed someone to play first, so they reached down to their AA club in Midland, Texas, and called up a twenty-one-year-old named Joe Castle. He was the hottest player in AA and creating a buzz.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1973 Joe Castle was the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone had ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas dazzled Cub fans as he hit home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shattered all rookie records. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalico Joe quickly became the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faced Calico Joe, Paul was in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his Dad. Then Warren threw a fastball that would change their lives forever... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn John Grisham's new novel the baseball is thrilling, but it's what happens off the field that makes CALICO JOE a classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385536073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2012 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2012 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e151750 \/ Calico Joe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Grisham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636815491228,"sku":"9780385536073","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_56b93d65-3d98-44a7-9675-d09b71bd5091.jpg?v=1603843036","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/calico-joe-9780385536073","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}