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Author:

Tooke, Wes.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,

Copyright Date:

©2012

Description:

155 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982--Juvenile fiction.
Baseball stories.
People with disabilities--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Poliomyelitis--Juvenile fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982--Fiction.
Baseball--Fiction.
People with disabilities--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Poliomyelitis--Fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982--Juvenile fiction.
Baseball--Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Poliomyelitis--Juvenile fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982.
African Americans.
Baseball stories.
Fathers and sons.
People with disabilities.
Poliomyelitis.
North Dakota--Bismarck.
Baseball stories.
Paige, Satchel,--1906-1982--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.--Father-son relationship.
Fiction.--People with disabilities.
Fiction.--Baseball.
Fiction.--African Americans.
Fiction.--Handicapped.
Fiction.--Poliomyelitis.
Bismarck (N.D.)--History--Fiction.
1900-1999
Baseball stories.
History.
Baseball stories.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Baseball stories.
Baseball stories.
Baseball stories.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jacket flap.

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.

ISBN:

1442433477
9781442433472
1442433469
9781442433465

OCLC:

(OCoLC)726695763

LCCN:

2011012740

Locations:

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines) — Copies: 15