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The Home-Run King

By Patricia McKissack

By Patricia McKissack

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Dec 24, 2009 | ISBN 9780142414590 | Middle Grade (8-12)

The Home-Run King by Patricia McKissack
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Dec 24, 2009 | ISBN 9780142414590

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About The Home-Run King

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.

Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love sneaking into Nashville’s 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 they’re one step away from heaven. With warmth and humor, the fourth installment of Patricia C. McKissack’s 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.

“A good child’s-eye introduction to baseball’s segregated past.” —Booklist

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About Patricia McKissack

PATRICIA C. McKISSACK was the author of over 100 children’s books, including The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King… More about Patricia McKissack

Product Details

Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction

Paperback | $7.99
Published by Puffin Books
Dec 24, 2009 | 112 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142414590

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“A good child’s-eye introduction to baseball’s segregated past. Jame’s steady black-and-white illustrations add a welcome depth.” —Booklist

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