Waiting for Pumpsie, Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by London Ladd
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Waiting for Pumpsie, Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by London Ladd
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Waiting for Pumpsie
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by London Ladd
Summary
In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in major league baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team--but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green
Target audience
primary
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- Green, Pumpsie, 1933- -- Juvenile literature
- African American families -- Juvenile literature
- Green, Pumpsie, 1933-
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African American baseball players -- Juvenile literature
Content
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Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Subject8
- Green, Pumpsie, 1933- -- Juvenile literature
- African American families -- Juvenile literature
- Green, Pumpsie, 1933-
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- African American baseball players -- Juvenile literature
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1