42 Is Not Just a Number
42 Is Not Just a Number
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42 Is Not Just a Number

Written and illustrated by Doreen Rappaport
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8 - 12
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128
Page count
~1029L
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Mar 12, 2019
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Jackie Robinson’s athletic talents would have easily landed another man a career in pro sports, but such opportunities were closed to athletes like Jackie for one reason: his skin was the wrong color. Jackie settled for playing baseball in the Negro Leagues until 1946, when the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers recruited him for a position that would cause him to face cruel and sometimes violent hatred and discrimination: Jackie Robinson was going to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. 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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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781536206326
    Publication Date
    March 12, 2019
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press
    Page Count
    128
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~1029L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Y
    ATOS® Book Level
    7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    3
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    190574
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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