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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 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

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.

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 minor league 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:

1442433469 (hardcover)
9781442433465 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)726695763

LCCN:

2011012740

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