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Luke Goes to Bat
By Isadora, Rachel
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39923-604-4
- Publisher
- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2005.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2005
K-Gr 3 Luke wants to join his older brother and his friends in their stickball game but they think he's too small. The boys live in the shadow of Ebbets Field, where the great Jackie Robinson plays for the Brooklyn Dodgers in this summer of 1951. When Luke finally gets a chance to substitute, he strikes out twice. Back home, his grandma encourages him, saying, "Not everyone plays like Jackie Robinson all the time. Not even Jackie Robins...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
