42 is not just a number [electronic resource] : The odyssey of jackie robinson, american hero. Doreen Rappaport.
An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and became an American hero. Baseball, basketball, football — no matter the game, Jackie Robinson excelled. His talents would have easily landed another man a career in pro sports, but in America in the 1930s and '40s, such opportunities were closed to athletes like Jackie for one reason: his skin was the wrong color. Settling for playing baseball in the Negro Leagues, Jackie chafed at the inability to prove himself where it mattered most: the major leagues. Then in 1946, Branch Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, decided he was going to break the "rules" of segregation: he recruited Jackie Robinson. Fiercely determined, Jackie faced cruel and sometimes violent hatred and discrimination, but he proved himself again and again, exhibiting courage, restraint, and a phenomenal ability to play the game. In this compelling biography, award-winning author Doreen Rappaport chronicles the extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson and how his achievements won over — and changed — a segregated nation.
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- ISBN: 9780763697150 (electronic bk)
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Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 5 - Text Difficulty 8 MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) 1010 Lexile. 7 ATOS Level |
Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. Somerville : Candlewick Press, 2017. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1292 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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