Warrior on the Mound

von Sandra W Headen

208 Seiten, Hardcover, ab 8 bis 12 Jahre

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This intense, evocative story of racial unrest in prewar North Carolina ends with a dramatic match between white and Black little league teams.1935. Twelve-year-old Cato wants nothing more than to play baseball, perfect his pitch, and meet Mr. Satchel Paige––the best pitcher in Negro League baseball. But when he and his teammates “trespass” on their town’s whites-only baseball field for a practice, the resulting racial outrage burns like a brushfire through the entire community, threatening Cato, his family, and every one of his friends.There’s only one way this can end without violence: It has to be settled on the mound, between the white team and the Black. Winner takes all. Written in first person with a rich, convincing voice, Warrior on the Mound is about the experience of segregation; about the tinderbox environment of the prewar South; about having a dream; about injustice, and, finally, about dialogue.Back matter includes an author's note, historical background, biographical information about Negro League players, and more.A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionOne of Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for KidsA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year!An NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade BookA BCALA Best of the Best Title

• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Allgemeine Interessen Sport und Freizeitaktivitäten im Freien Ballspiele und Ballsport Ballspiele und Ballsport: Baseball und Softball
• ISBN: 9780823453788
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.03.2024
• Größe: 212 x 142 mm
• Verlag: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 8 bis 12 Jahre