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.
Author: Patricia McKissack
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 12/24/2009
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Series: Scraps of Time
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.30w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780142414590
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 127746 / Home-Run King
About the Author
Patricia C. McKissack lives in Chesterfield, Missouri. Gordon C. James lives in Charlottesville, North Carolina.
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