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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him. Here is...
3) Till the end
Author
Publisher
Roc Lit 101
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The memoir of the life of one of the most beloved baseball players of his generation, a raw, compelling story of baseball, family, fame, addiction, loss, and a champion's resilience"--
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947.
8) Double play
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This is a work of fiction about a real man. Most of what I've written I made up. I have, however, attempted no render Jackie Robinson accurately. As he was, or as I imagined him to be, in 1947, when I was turning 15, and he was changing the world. The rest is altogether fiction. It may be more Burke's story than Jackie's. but, without Jackie, Burke would have had no story. And neither would I". Robert B. Parker. In this new work from bestselling
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Series
Publisher
Sandpiper/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presents the inspiring stories of baseball players who overcame obstacles in the course of their careers due to race, religion, ethnicity, or gender, including Jackie Robinson, Hank Greenburg, Fernando Valenzuela, and Ila Borders.
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Part baseball story, part army story, part American story, this dramatic account, both deeply engaging and enraging, follows Jackie Robinson, a young black second lieutenant, as he refused to move to the back of a U.S. army bus in Texas and found himself court-martialed.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A baseball great shares stories about his rise from the minor leagues of the Deep South to the major leagues, despite the racism he had to deal with along the way, and discusses his career as a broadcaster and president of the National League.
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