In The Year Of The Boar And Jackie Robinson
Trade paper edition in good condition with slight wear to cover. Ages 8-10.
“Be extra good. Upon your shoulders rests the reputation of all Chinese.”
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 is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone’s hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for Shirley as well. On the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity.
Trade paper edition in good condition with slight wear to cover. Ages 8-10.
“Be extra good. Upon your shoulders rests the reputation of all Chinese.”
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 is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone’s hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for Shirley as well. On the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity.
Trade paper edition in good condition with slight wear to cover. Ages 8-10.
“Be extra good. Upon your shoulders rests the reputation of all Chinese.”
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 is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone’s hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for Shirley as well. On the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity.
ISBN 978-0-06-440175-3
Bette Bao Lord
1984