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Calico Joe
Calico Joe: A Novel | John Grisham
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Grisham knocks it out of the park.The Washington Post Its the summer of 1973, and Joe Castle is the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone has ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas, dazzles Chicago Cubs fans as he hits home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shatters all rookie records. Calico Joe quickly becomes the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing New York Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faces Calico Joe, Paul is in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his dad. Then Warren throws a fastball that will change their lives forever. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An enjoyable, heartwarming read thats not just for baseball fans.USA Today Grisham has hit a home run. . . . Calico Joe is a great read, a lyrical ode to baseball, small-town America, youthful innocence and a young boys search for heroes.The Buffalo News [A] pleasure . . . Suffice to say [Grisham] knows his way around the ballpark as well as he does a courtroom.The Washington Times Includes an excerpt of John Grishams The Racketeer
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LeftyDv
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The serendipity of baseball and aging engulfs this short narrative about an estranged father and son that reads like a Vin Scully anecdote between pitches of an at bat. Grisham‘s story won‘t change your life, but - like a good ball game - makes for a nice couple of hours.

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Reading.w.Dee
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Never did I think I would get enraptured in a story surrounded by baseball.

Although I understand only the barebones of baseball, I was able to follow along with the storyline no problem. Grisham writes with such passion and draws such a beautiful picture that you almost feel as though you are in the bleachers watching every play!

#JohnGrisham #baseball

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marleed
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This has been on my TBR for a bit and thought it would be fun to read it on baseball‘s opening day. I didn‘t expect to feel so emotional about it. Geez, it‘s heartbreaking when you desperately want your father to be your hero, and instead he is the opposite. Tie that in with baseball and I‘m not cryin‘, you‘re cryin! ...Oh yeah, and I‘ll always be Royal!!

And as luck would have it, this is my April #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

actualdisneyprincess I LOVED this book!! 🥺🥺🥺 Happy day-after-Opening Day!! 💖⚾️ 4y
marleed @actualdisneyprincess It was a great way to spend opening day - other than being at the stadium, of course! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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candority
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3.5 🌟

I don‘t know anything about baseball (and I have no interest in learning about it), but I still enjoyed this book. Yes, it is about baseball, but its also about a young boy searching for a hero, a difficult relationship between a father and son, and forgiveness.

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Jenken1998
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I happened upon this one while browsing for an audiobook to listen to on my walks. It piqued my interest 1) it's about baseball (i like baseball) and 2) it's not Grisham's normal genre. A story about forgiveness, getting the chance to make things right and baseball. ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️

Suet624 All of this sounds great. 6y
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Purplerosiepage
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Bittersweet book about baseball, fathers, sons, and forgiveness.

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KellyK
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Embarking on some John Grisham novels I didn't know existed until I heard him speak at an event earlier this week. I read all his early legal thrillers but didn't realize he wrote about sports, too.

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EmilyChristine
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So I had to read this for a bookclub. I'm not a fan of Grisham or that genre type and I'm definitely not a fan of baseball. But having said that this wasn't too bad. It's not one of his typical books. It's more about the relationship between a father and son. I do admit to skimming the paragraphs about baseball. 😉

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Cinfhen
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#audiopuzzling ✅both book and puzzle have been completed, but hubby & son really get credit for puzzle skills! This was a decent audio choice: under 5 hours, pleasant narrator, not overly sentimental but not too much technicality with baseball stuff either. A story about fathers and sons and finding forgiveness/ acceptance/ understanding #LitsyAtoZ #LetterC ✅ Not a wow, but more than Meh ⚾️⚾️⚾️

LauraBeth I ❤ this puzzle! 8y
Cinfhen Thanks @LauraBeth it's actually really cool, looks like something you'd see in a 50's diner 💕💕 8y
ValerieAndBooks And if any of you decide to do this puzzle again, you can just refer to the picture you took 😊. 8y
Cinfhen Exactly @ValerieAndBooks my son took a picture too for that very reason, after the puzzle was completed, I did some googling and found out it's 1000 piece puzzle by Kate Ward Thacker🇺🇸 8y
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Cinfhen
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Here's how we party at my house... #audiopuzzling to this Grisham baseball novel. It was a compromise with my hubby and son 😊What's making this puzzle extra challenging is the fact that we have no visual, we lost the box & only had the sealed bag of puzzle pieces 😬😜😩

KarenUK Sounds like my kind of 'partying' 😉 8y
LeahBergen Ooo, tricky! 8y
annahenke Love to see another audiopuzzler on here! 8y
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Suzze Yikes! Not sure I could do a puzzle without the picture! 8y
Cinfhen OMG , it's sooo hard, I quit 😞 @KarenUK @Suzze @LeahBergen but hubby and son are still going strong 💪🏼 I was also busy live-streaming my niece skate ⛸she came in first place 🥇🌸💗😁 (edited) 8y
KarenUK You must be so proud of her! How exciting!!! 💕💕 8y
Lmstraubie Great family time! 💗💗 8y
LauraBeth This is my kind of party 😀 8y
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hlgreenfield
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since it's playoff season decided to read a baseball related book. it's ok so far but it has it's flaws, but I'll hold off judgement until I've finished!

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Suzze
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Tink and her friends enjoying the morning while mom reads.

LauraBeth All of my calico loving friends say that they are moody - is this true?😺 8y
Suzze @LauraBeth Wow! Not at all. She is very even tempered. 🐾🐾🐾 8y
Merethebookgal @LauraBeth That's what I'm always told, too, but my calico is the sweetest, cuddliest kitty, and is actually pretty timid. She's a lover, not a fighter, but whenever I take her in to the vet it's like they're expecting to have to handle a mean cat. Maybe my kitty is in the minority? 8y
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LauraBeth Glad to hear this @Merethebookgal and @suzze! 😻😻 8y
Suzze @Merethebookgal @LauraBeth This is my second calico and neither have been moody. Love 'em. 8y
LauraBeth I want one - they're beautiful cats ❤️ 8y
MrBook 😻😻😻 8y
BekahB Awww I love this picture. Such a pretty cat! 😀 8y
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