Willie and the All-Stars
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.90 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0399233407 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. Pair it with Carole Boston Weatherford's A Negro League Scrapbook (Boyds Mills, 2005) and Gavin Curtis's The Bat Boy and His Violin (S & S, 1998), both excellent introductions to this period for fans and casual readers alike.—Marilyn Taniguchi, Beverly Hills Public Library, CACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Though their uniforms and equipment are aged and tattered, the Negro Leaguers, led by Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, quickly impress the crowd with their hard-driving playing style. From School Library Journal Grade 1–4—In 1942, young Willie already knows that nothing comes easy, but he dreams of baseball fame. When a neighbor tells him about baseball's color line, he is crushed, feeling "all closed up inside." Then he
"This is a marvelous story of a young boy's dreams about playing baseball in a league that did not welcome him" according to Deb. When Willie was a young boy, he was a dreamer. A radio and a baseball made of "tape and string" were just the beginning of a dream that would eventually come true. Grandma was a baseball fan and Willie quickly followed in her footsteps. Everything in his life centered around baseball, baseball, baseball. When they listened to radio, he closed his ey. "Step Up to the Plate For This Book!" according to BeatleBangs196Step Up to the Plate For This Book! BeatleBangs1964 This book is a real gem and no doubt will become a classic one day.Set in Chicago in 1942, a 10-year-old boy named Willie lives with his grandmother and loves the Chicago Cubs. An avid baseball fan, he and his grandmother gather round the radio to listen to the games while Willie dreams of becoming a Major League ballplayer.Willie is very resourcefu. . This book is a real gem and no doubt will become a classic one day.Set in Chicago in 19Step Up to the Plate For This Book! BeatleBangs1964 This book is a real gem and no doubt will become a classic one day.Set in Chicago in 1942, a 10-year-old boy named Willie lives with his grandmother and loves the Chicago Cubs. An avid baseball fan, he and his grandmother gather round the radio to listen to the games while Willie dreams of becoming a Major League ballplayer.Willie is very resourcefu. 2, a 10-year-old boy named Willie lives with his grandmother and loves the Chicago Cubs. An avid baseball fan, he and his grandmother gather round the radio to listen to the games while Willie dreams of becoming a Major League ballplayer.Willie is very resourcefu
?That?s because they?re Negro Leaguers,? says Ol? Ezra. Willie knows the game like the back of his hand, but he?s never heard of Josh Gibson or Cool Papa Bell. And yours is the wrong color.? Willie is crushed. It?s also about the color of his skin. A beautifully illustrated tribute to the power of a boy?s dreams, and the great gift that is hope.. ?Being a Major Leaguer is about a lot more than how good a fella is. Until, that is, Ezra hands him two tickets to an exhibition all-star game between Major Leaguers and Negro Leaguers, and Willie sees firsthand how determination can change everything. Willie, an African-American boy growing up in Chicago, dreams of playing baseball in the Major Leagues, like his idols. But it?s 1942, and Jackie Robinson is years away from breaking the color barrier. One day Willie sits with the old men in the neighborhood as they spin tall baseball tales