| Down to the Last Out: The Journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro Leagues, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948 Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545530504 ISBN-13: 9780545530507 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: January 2013 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Age Level: 8-12 |
| Grade Level: 3-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 950(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" L (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50162 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newbery and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Walter Dean Myers's baseball story THE JOURNAL OF BIDDY OWENS is now available in paperback, with an exciting repackaging Seventeen-year-old Biddy Owens is part of the Birmingham Black Barons baseball team and dreams of becoming a major league baseball player. However, in 1948 most black players can only play for the Negro Leagues. Jackie Robinson has just recently integrated and is playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the white owners are reluctant to add too many blacks to their rosters. The Birmingham Black Barons are some of the best players in the league. But as they travel around playing ball, Biddy realizes that not everyone is ready for blacks and whites to play on the same team. Can Biddy prove he's good enough to be part of the game his loves, no matter what color his skin is? |
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