| has gloss | eng: Summerland is a 2002 fantasy young adult novel by American writer Michael Chabon. It is about young children who save the world from destruction by playing baseball, the central theme and symbol throughout the novel. Often touted as a Native American version of The Chronicles of Narnia, Summerland weaves elements of a World Series, parallel-universe road trip, and a heros odyssey. Despite mixed reviews (The New York Times called it "bewilderingly busy" and likened it to "the novelization of an animated action film"), the novel became one of the bestselling childrens books of all time. |
