42 Is Not Just a Number
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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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Doreen Rappaport is the author of more than fifty books for children, including Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust; Lady Liberty: A Biography, illustrated by Matt Tavares; and Martin’s Big Words, illustrated by Bryan Collier. Doreen Rappaport lives in upstate New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781536206326
- Publication Date
- March 12, 2019
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Page Count
- 128
- Word Count
- 17164
- 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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