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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9781416938477 ISBN: 1416938478 Label: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: March 04, 2008 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The last place Ryan Walsh should be this afternoon is on a train heading to Wrigley Field. She should be in class, enduring yet another miserable day of her first year of high school. But for once, Ryan isn't thinking about what she should be doing. She's not worried about her lack of friends, or her suffering math grade, or how it's been five whole years since the last time she was really and truly happy. Because she's finally returning to the place that her father loved, where the two of them spent so many afternoons cheering on their team. And on this -- the fifth anniversary of his death -- it feels like there's nowhere else in the world she should be. Ryan is once again filled with hope as she makes her way to the game. Good luck is often hard to come by at a place like Wrigley Field, but it's on this day that she meets Nick, the new kid from her school, who seems to love the Cubs nearly as much as she does. But Nick carries with him a secret that makes Ryan wonder if anyone can ever really escape their past, or believe in the promise of those reassuring words: "Wait till next year." Is it too much for Ryan to hope that this year, this season, might be her comeback season? Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Terrific book for teensAs a public librarian, I review a lot of books, particularly young adult titles so I can make useful suggestions to patrons. This is one of the best I've read in the past three years. The author blended angst, loss, grief, blended families, changing friendships, illness, the love of a baseball team and secrets to create a seamless story that grabbed me on page one and didn't let me free until the following evening when I finished it with a sigh. It has an ending that, unlike many books, is a bit ... Read More Rating:  - Comeback for MoreWhen their father passed away in an accident, Ryan was only nine years old and her sister Emily was a toddler. Now a freshman in high school, Ryan is pretty much just treading water, her head and heart firmly planted in the past as she watches everyone else move on. Her old friends aren't really in touch with her. Her mother has remarried and is expecting another child. Her sister adores her stepfather and knows him better than she ever knew her father. Ryan feels as though she's the only one who ... Read More Rating: - The Compulsive Reader's ReviewsFive years ago, Ryan's father died, and since then she's felt as if she's been living life in a fog, never truly awake. All that changes on opening day of the Chicago Cubs' season, when she finds herself skipping school and on a train headed to watch the game. Here is where she feels her father the most, eagerly cheering on the worst team in the league, and making that timeless bargain of "If the Cubs win, then..." Here is where she also meets Nick, new to her school. Nick shares her passion for baseball ... Read More Rating: - Courtesy of Teens Read TooRyan Walsh is a girl who loves the Chicago Cubs. It's not just about baseball to her, though. It's more about her dad, who passed away when she was ten years old, who sparked her love for the team. She's a freshmen in high school now, and the year didn't turn out quite how she wanted it to, with her drifting further apart from her grade school friends, Kate and Sydney. Everything changes for Ryan on Opening Day, when she goes to Wrigley Field to try and scalp a ticket. Though she ends up having ... Read More Rating: - Outstanding new YA novelI loooooved this book. A lot happens, and I don't want to spoil the plot, but the basic story is about a fifteen-year-old girl and what happens during a year of her life (backstory: her father died when she was ten). The author perfectly captures what it's like to be that age -- the changing friendships, the school dance, dealing with your parents in a new way, coming to grips with bigger issues. There are a lot of books on just these subjects, of course, but this book makes them fresh and fascinating. I ripped ... Read More 
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