The home-run king / by Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Gordon C. James.
Material type:
TextSeries: Scraps of time. 1937Publication details: New York : Viking, c2008.Description: 92 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN: - 0670010855 (hardcover)
- 9780670010851 (hardcover)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's First Chapter Book | McKissack, Pat | 4 | Available | 33111005603986 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack's next story about one black family's history'perfect for Black History Month!
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.
During the Depression in Nashville, Tennessee, two baseball-loving brothers host Josh Gibson, a star of the Negro Leagues, in their home, and are motivated to get their own team started as well.