Tom Friend's Midnight Chicken Run

M.Taranto: You'll laugh and you'll cry. A heartwarming and heartbreaking story that kept me riveted.

I'm not originally from Pittsburgh, but have lived here for 25 years, only a few miles from the PA/WV/Ohio border and have passed through Steubenville (Big Red Stadium) numerous times. I've lived here long enough to know the Buccos rarely have a winning season let and haven't made it to the fall classic. (I attended SRU in the early 90s before moving here in 1997). But recognizing the names of the players and managers made this an even more enjoyable read.

Thank you, Mr. Donnelly, for putting your heart, your pain, and your triumphs on paper. Amy is truly inspiring.

United States on Aug 16, 2023

Mary Hornsey: Not the type of book I would normally read. I downloaded on my audiobook. I loved the whole story. The characters the spirituality. Only regret I can’t read for the first time again

United States on May 24, 2023

Jcorrie: If ya love baseball it's a great story !

United States on Apr 08, 2023

Karen: The title intrigued me and when I heard that it was about a father who loses his daughter, I knew it would be a must read for me. I lost my 16 yr old son from cardiac arrest in 2019. I have received so many signs from him since, the biggest and best was a chicken that mysteriously showed up at his grave and stayed there for over 3 weeks, right before the one year anniversary of his death and also right after my breast cancer diagnosis. Losing a child is devastating, but I still have a relationship with him. That’s why I loved this book so much, no one calls Rich crazy for the miracle Amy sent from Heaven. I love how he talks to her all the time, I do the same with my son, he is still a huge part of my life, helping guide me every day until I get to see him again. Thank you for sharing your story!

United States on Aug 25, 2022

SLP: I could not put this book down! I read it cover to cover over the holidays. The most inspiring, tragic yet touching, feel good book I've read since "The Pursuit of Happiness"! I'm a bit biased towards Rich Donnelly, having grown up in the early 90s in Pittsburgh. Being an avid baseball fan and him and Leyland's Pirates being the closest any Buccos fan was or will be to a World Series definitely brought back wonderful memories of my childhood watching those teams. Whilst those teams and the infamous "Sid Bream slide" are simply folklore now to my own son, reading what truly was going on behind the scenes with Rich's daughter makes those memories of my own all the more bittersweet. I literally got chills when I read the climax of the book in chapter 21...a book has never been able to do that for me! Truly remarkable story and definitely no coincidences in how all of this played out for the Donnelly family. OMG! I just realized, perhaps this was intentional by Rich or the author, Friend, but the book reaches its peak moment in chapter 21...Twenty-One...!!! That was the great Roberto Clemente's number! How appropriate that the most important, pivotal, touching, heartrending moment of...

United States on Jan 02, 2019