In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Written by Bette Bao Lord & illustrated by Marc Simont
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$7.59
9 - 12
Reading age
170
Page count
158
Words per page
730L
Lexile measure
Apr 2, 2019
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Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn’t know any English, so it’s hard to make friends. Then a miracle - baseball - happens. It is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone’s hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America. And for Shirley as well, on the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity.

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friendshipbaseballculturemovingschoolsports and recreationNew Yorkplaces and regionssocial themesnew experiencescity life and urban livingChinese culture1940sNortheast United States

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780064401753
    Publication Date
    April 2, 2019
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Page Count
    170
    Words Per Page
    158
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    83048440
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    32355181
    Lexile® Level
    730L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.6
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    229
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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