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Author:

Gorman, Carol.

Title:

Stumptown kid / written by Carol Gorman and Ron J. Findley.

Edition:

1st trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Peachtree,

Copyright Date:

2007, c2005

Description:

224 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Baseball--Juvenile fiction.
Coaching (Athletics)--Juvenile fiction.
Prejudices--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families--Juvenile fiction.
Iowa--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Baseball--Fiction.
Coaching (Athletics)--Fiction.
Prejudices--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Single-parent families--Fiction.
Iowa--History--20th century--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Findley, Ron J.

Summary:

In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meanings of both racism and heroism when he befriends a black man who had played baseball in the Negro Leagues.

ISBN:

1561454125
9781561454129

Locations:

TOPB062 -- Blairstown Public Library (Blairstown)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

FJPC224 -- Elkader Public Library (Elkader)

EEPC605 -- George Public Library (George)

RNPC397 -- Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library (Guthrie Center)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

HNPC845 -- Hawarden Public Library (Hawarden) — JFGOR

EYPC755 -- Kingsley Public Library (Kingsley)

RSPC135 -- Lake City Public Library (Lake City)

AQPC277 -- Lamoni Public Library (Lamoni)

LASX353 -- CAL Community School District Library (Latimer)

YDPC572 -- Lisbon Public Library (Lisbon)

NSPC983 -- Manly Public Library (Manly)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

NMPC343 -- Nora Springs Public Library (Nora Springs)

VQPC384 -- Reinbeck Public Library (Reinbeck) — J G

BXPC851 -- Roland Public Library (Roland)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

YFPC572 -- Springville Memorial Library (Springville)

58SX745 -- West Bend-Mallard High School (West Bend)

ZOPC437 -- Woodbine Carnegie Public Library (Woodbine) — JF