Steve Kluger

Come hear the highly entertaining author Steve Kluger mix it all up. Mix what all up, you might ask? How about baseball, musical theatre, romantic sparring and social action? These themes are all woven into Steve Kluger's engaging new young adult book, My Most Excellent Year. You'll ... (more)be treated to a great presentation about a funny, affecting and smart romantic comedy.

“My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park” is a warm original story about three teenagers and their “Most Excellent Year.” The story unfolds across a variety of formats: letters, e-mails, instant messages, and journal entries, all in response to an English writing ... (more)assignment. These tools of a modern teenager help to describe the intimate feelings and thoughts of the three central characters, Anthony/T.C./Tick, Augie and Alé. Teens who have read “My Most Excellent Year” have given it a resounding seal of approval. It is funny, humorous, and entertaining – a great book for high school kids. This event is co-sposored by the Hingham Public Library. Refreshments will be served.

"This romantic comedy is pure fun."Kirkus Reviews, starred review "A welcome gust of fresh air."BCCB Unlike Hucky Harper, Steve Kluger turned six years old long before iPods (but well after they invented Oreos). When he was in fifth grade, he read A Wrinkle in Time and immediately wrote a fan letter ... (more)to Madeleine L'Engle, who replied, "I wouldn't be surprised if you grew up to be an author yourself." He took her advice. He is the author of Last Days of Summer, Almost Like Being in Love, and Changing Pitches.

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

The staff at McLean & Eakin is always stunned when we discover a reader who has not yet had the pleasure of meeting Joey Margolis, for he is our most beloved baseball-loving-Hitler-fearing-White-House-corresponding-Hebrew-talking youngster of all time! It is simply shocking ... (more)to know that there are customers out there who've not yet had a copy of Last Days of Summer placed in their hands. It is equally exciting, however, for us to know that we can then introduce someone new to this story of Joey and his unlikely friendship with his baseball hero. In short, we love this book, and have for the entire decade of its life on earth.

How then could we not be utterly thrilled to host Steve Kluger in the store this summer? (Especially when his newly released young adult novel, My Most Excellent Year, is about baseball and is oh-so-funny too...) Be sure to mark your calendar right now, for you won't want to miss this event!

Come celebrate Steve Kluger’s new book, My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park. How many novels have such a great cast of characters? Written in letters, instant messages, school assignments and e-mails, this romantic comedy is pure fun.