tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714088.post-73398771805971268562008-05-09T22:39:00.000-05:002008-05-09T22:43:11.517-05:00Maggie, as most people call her, or Margaret Olivia Fortini,<br />is one of the biggest Brooklyn Dodgers fans there is. Maggie<br />lives near the firehouse and has some friends in there. She<br />listens to every game with them at the firehouse, and even<br />though she doesn't play the game, she knows a lot about it.<br />She can recite player statistics, batting averages, innings<br />and she understands all of the plays. She prays so much but<br />year after agonizing year the Dodgers still don't win the<br />World Series. When the firehouse gets a new fire fighter,<br />Jim, Maggie starts to bond with him over baseball. Then Jim<br />has to go off to the war in Korea, and the only contact<br />Maggie has with him is through letters. But what can you do<br />when your new friend stops sending you letters, while you<br />worry about his health, and all you can do for the Dodgers<br />is pray? How can Maggie handle it all?<br /><br />Linda Sue Park did<br />a good job and I didn't really want to put it down. It was<br />an interesting read. I liked this book. I'm not a big<br />baseball fan but overall it was a good book and I would like<br />to read more. I would recommend this book to people who like<br />baseball.<br /><br />Reviewer Age:12<br />Reviewer City, State and<br />Country: Oakville, Pennsylvania United StatesFlamingnet Young Adult Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09622925590832343578noreply@blogger.com