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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Name: In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
ISBN: 9780064401753

Bette Bao Lord

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 2, 2019

Reading lane: Baseball & Softball

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Baseball & Softball US: Asian American Stories

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Why This Clicks

Finding a Home Team

Baseball becomes a lively bridge between a new language, new friendships, and the feeling of belonging.

Come here for

A child’s-eye view of building a life between China and Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson’s example and the pull of a neighborhood game

Expect

Warm immigrant coming-of-age storytelling
Baseball woven into questions of friendship, barriers, and home

Book Details

Authors: Bette Bao Lord
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: April 2, 2019
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Baseball & Softball · US: Asian American Stories
Reading lane: Baseball & Softball

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Baseball & Softball
81%
US: Asian American Stories
79%

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A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhhà Lại , about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team—and to break down any barriers that stand in her way. Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle happens: baseball! It's 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is a superstar. Suddenly Shirley is playing stickball with her class and following Jackie as he leads the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory after victory. With her hero smashing assumptions and records on the ball field, Shirley begins to feel that America is truly the land of opportunity—and perhaps has also become her real home.