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Reviewed by:  Michael P. '12

Mickey and Me, by Dan Gutman, is about a boy named Joe Stoshack, who can travel back in time using baseball cards. His dad tells him to go back to 1951 and stop Mickey Mantle from tripping over a drain on the field, getting injured, and ruining his career. Joe tries to go back to 1951, but Samantha, his stupid little cousin, switches cards, and Joe winds up in 1944 instead. Read the book to find out what troubles Joe will find in 1944.

I love all of Dan Gutman's sports books. This is no exception.

Spring 2005

Reviewed by: Joshua O. '12

One day Joe Stoshack’s dad gets in a serious car accident. Joe’s dad gives Joe a Mickey Mantle baseball card and tells him to use it wisely. Joe decides that he will go back in time to get Mickey’s autograph to give to his dad. You see, Joe can travel back in time with baseball cards to the year of the card he is holding. When Joe is about to leave, his annoying cousin switches his card with a softball player. Joe ends up being the softball team's official mascot. He even gets to play in the World Series dressed up as a girl during the time when girls played on baseball teams as substitutes for the players who were away fighting in the war. He goes through many adventures with the team. At the end of the story, Joe meets a boy. They tell each other that they play baseball. The boy says they should exchange autographs, so that if one of them becomes a baseball star when they grow up they will have each other's autographs. Joe gets home and looks at the signature and it says, “Mickey Mantle.”

I recommend this book to anyone who likes baseball, history, and adventure. I would rate this book a nine out of a possible score of ten.

Winter 2005

Reviewed by: Michael G '12

I read Mickey and Me by Dan Gutman. Joe Stoshack, the main character, has a special power that allows him to travel through time using baseball cards. While visiting his dad in the hospital after a car accident, his dad gives him a 1951 Mickey Mantle rookie card that was cleverly hidden in an envelope under a floorboard. He tells Joe that he has to travel back in time to save Mickey Mantle from getting injured during a game. Joe tries to travel back in time while baby-sitting his 7-year old cousin. Without Joe knowing, she switches one ofhis cards with one of hers. He ends up in a very surprising place!

I would recommend this book to people who like surprises and sports history. I enjoyed reading this exciting book especially because of my own enjoyment of baseball.

Fall 2004

Reviewed by: Connor C. '12

When Dan visits his Dad in the hospital after an accident, his dad tells him about a Mickey Mantle rookie baseball card that is hidden in Dan's room under a loose board. With this baseball card he is able to travel through time. His dad wants Dan to warn Mickey about the sprinkler that Mickey hurt his leg on in the World Series. But, his little cousin slips a Mickey Maguire card in his hand before he leaves, so Dan ends up traveling back to 1944 instead of 1951!


Learn about what happens when he gets there, and you learn about who was playing baseball in 1944 while all the men were at war. I recommend this book to people how like sports and enjoy a little adventure.

Fall  2004