| Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow Contributor(s): Sturm, James (Author), Tommaso, Rich (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1368022324 ISBN-13: 9781368022323 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Biography - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| Series: Center for Cartoon Studies Presents |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.1" W x 10.2" (1.00 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 119754 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1906 - 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own history . . . and then re-writing it. A tall, lanky fireballer, he was arguably the Negro League's hardest thrower, most entertaining storyteller and greatest gate attraction. Now the Center for Cartoon Studies turns a graphic novelist's eye to Paige's story. Told from the point of view of a sharecropper, this compelling narrative follows Paige from game to game as he travels throughout the segregated South. In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American. |