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King of the mound : my summer with Satchel Paige / Wes Tooke.

Tooke, Wes. (Author).

Summary:
Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781442433465 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 155 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2012]

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
Junior Library Guild
Target Audience Note:
900L Lexile
7-11.
2-6.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.6 6 6 149825
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject: Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982 > Juvenile fiction.
Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982 > Fiction.
Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982 > Fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Baseball stories.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Baseball > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Baseball > Fiction.
Father-son relationship > Fiction.
Physically handicapped > Fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Boone Area Library J TOO (Text) 33249020160788 Children's Fiction Available -
Elkland Area Community Library JF TO (Text) 30363000727210 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library JFIC TOO (Text) 39636100255372 Juvenile Fiction Available -
North Wales Area Library J Tooke (Text) 35410000802132 NWAL Juvenile Fiction Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library MG FIC TOO (Text)
Bookplate: This book was purchased in memory of Dennis Seasholtz by the Rooth-Fogel Family.
30044100591058 Middle Grade Fiction Available -
Hamlin Library JUV FIC TOO (Text) 38427000440587 JUV Fiction Available -
Hughes Library JF TOO (Text) 32378003882414 Juv Fiction Available -


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