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Chapter Book · Ages 8–14 · 2018 · Est. 1.5 hour read
Breaking Barriers
Part of the Tangled History series
Witness the game-changing moment that shattered baseball's color barrier.
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112 pages· 12,265 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Step into the pivotal era when baseball's color barrier was broken. Follow the lives of those who lived through this transformative time, facing challenges and triumphs that reshaped the sport forever. What sacrifices were made, and how did it change the game and society? Discover the untold stories behind this historic shift.
From the publisher
In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the events surrounding the breaking of the color barrier in baseball.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 112
- Words
- 12,265
- Reading age
- 8–14
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 900L
Themes & topics
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.9
- F&P level
- ~V
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 193598
Publication
- Published
- January 2, 2018
- First published
- February 1, 2018
- Publisher
- Capstone Pr Inc
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781515779636
- LCCN
- 2017048088
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