Hi Everybody!
Here is my December Day 12 pick…
THE PRINCE OF FENWAY PARK by Julianna Baggott!
From the Publisher:
1919
The Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. And with that act, the Curse—and the lives of the Cursed Creatures—begins.
Oscar Egg believes he is cursed, just like his favorite team, the Boston Red Sox. Oscar’s real parents didn’t want him, and now his adopted mom has dumped him off to live with her estranged husband—Oscar’s strange and sickly adoptive father. But Oscar’s dad has a secret. He lives deep below Fenway Park, and is one of a number of strange magical souls called the Cursed Creatures, a group that has been doomed to live out their existence below Fenway until the Curse is broken. What no one could have predicted is that Oscar is the key to breaking the curse.
But someone wants Oscar to fail—and the Curse to remain. Forever.
From me:
As the mom of an avid Boston Red Sox fan, I was drawn to this book. I knew my son would love it just because it was centered around his favorite team-and the curse that haunted him for most of his young life. He read it soon after the real curse was broken and loved it as much as I did. The Red Sox references are amazing as are the magical creatures. Readers of middle grade fantasy will love this one, whether they love the Red Sox or not!
swirl and spark 