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Author:

Tooke, Wes.

Title:

King of the mound : my summer with Satchel Paige / Wes Tooke.

Edition:

1st Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

2013, c2012

Description:

155 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Baseball--Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Poliomyelitis--Juvenile fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Baseball--Fiction.
People with disabilities--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Poliomyelitis--Fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Baseball--Fiction.
Handicapped--Fiction.
Father-son relationship--Fiction.
Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Poliomyelitis--Fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.)--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Baseball stories.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.

Indexed by:

Wilson's Children, October 2012
Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012
School Library Journal, February 2012
Booklist, February 2012
Horn Book, November 2012
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2012
Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2012
Kirkus Review, November 2011
Library Media Connection, May 2012
Wilson's Children
Wilson's Junior High School
School Library Journal

ISBN:

1442433477
9781442433472 (pbk.)

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

SUPC124 -- Aplington Legion Memorial Library (Aplington)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

GIPC251 -- De Soto Public Library (De Soto)

FHPB224 -- Edgewood Public Library (Edgewood) — CC Too

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

54SX745 -- Emmetsburg High School (Emmetsburg)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)

LASX353 -- CAL Community School District Library (Latimer)

YDPC572 -- Lisbon Public Library (Lisbon)

FWPE284 -- Manchester Public Library (Manchester)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

63SX755 -- MMCRU-Remsen PreK-8 (Remsen)

BZPC851 -- Slater Public Library (Slater)