Books like Mickey & Me by Dan Gutman
When Joe Stoshack’s father is injured, he entrusts his son with a special power: with a baseball card in hand, one can travel back in time. Armed with his dad’s rare 1951 Mickey Mantle rookie card, Joe yanks himself from the present and lands on June 8, 1944, in Milwaukee. What he finds there is far stranger and more thrilling than the legendary Babe Ruth or the bright lights of Yankee Stadium, and Joe must navigate an unexpected journey that tests his wits and reshapes his view of the past.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Dan Gutman
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