Bibliograph

Play ball, jackie!, Stephen Krensky

Type

Label

Play ball, jackie!, Stephen Krensky

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

590, Lexile3.5, ATOS Level

resource.interestGradeLevel

LG/Lower grades (K-3rd)

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Play ball, jackie!

Nature of contents

dictionaries

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty 2 - Text Difficulty 3

Responsibility statement

Stephen Krensky

Summary

Batter up! It's Jackie Robinson's first game in the major leagues. April 15, 1947, is a big day for ten-year-old Matty Romano. His dad is taking him to see his favorite team-the Brooklyn Dodgers-on opening day! It's also a big day for the Dodgers' new first baseman, Jackie Robinson. Many white fans don't like the fact that an African American is playing in the major leagues. By putting Jackie on the team, the Dodgers are breaking the color barrier. How will Jackie respond to the pressure? Is he the player who can finally help the Dodgers make it back to the World Series?

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Creator