| The Home-Run King Contributor(s): McKissack, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 014241459X ISBN-13: 9780142414590 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 Annotation: Award-winning author Patricia C. McKissackas next story about one black familyas historyaperfect for Black History Month! Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love sneaking into Nashvilleas Sulphur Dell Ballpark to watch the superstars of Negro League baseball. When Josh Gibson, the famous home-run hitter for the Homestead Grays, bunks at their house, the boys think theyare one step away from heaven. With warmth and humor, the fourth installment of Patricia C. McKissackas family saga brings to life an era of all-black baseball for readers who may not know that Major League teams were once restricted only to white players. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Series: Scraps of Time (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.3" W x 7.75" (0.18 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 127746 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack. |