Baseball saved us / written by Ken Mochizuki ; illustrated by Dom Lee.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Lee & Low, c1993.Edition: 1st edDescription: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cmISBN:- 1880000016 :
- [Fic] 20
- PZ7.M71284 Bas 1993
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Mochizuki, Ken | Available | 33111003202187 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Shorty and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fighting the heat and dust of the desert, Shorty and his father decide to build a baseball diamond and form a league in order to boost the spirits of the internees. Shorty quickly learns that he is playing not only to win, but to gain dignity and self-respect as well.
Baseball Saved Us is the ultimate rite of passage story. It will appeal again and again to readers who enjoy cheering for the underdog.
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.