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Satchel Paige
Striking Out Jim Crow
By Sturm, James L. & Tommaso, Rich
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78683-900-1
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Jump at the Sun : c2007.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Gr 8-Up Satchel Paige, the great pitcher who flourished both in the Negro Leagues and the Major Leagues, gets his own graphic novel. Told in flashback, the story takes place during the Jim Crow days where baseball was a genteel pastime, with the elderly seated under shady grandstands while black players abided the sickening and arbitrary restrictions placed on them. A period piece rather than a biography, the narrative captures the daily ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Narrator Emmet Wilson describes his time in the Negro Leagues and its highlight: scoring against Satchel Paige. Wilson is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
