Stealing Home
May 2009 · Tundra Books
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It is 1947 and Yankee fever grips the Bronx. Nine-year-old Joey Sexton joins the neighborhood kids who flock to the park to team up and play. However, Joey is of mixed race and his skin is lighter than the other kids’. He is seldom picked.
When Joey’s mother dies, he is sent to live with his mother’s estranged family. Joey is whisked away to Brooklyn. Though it’s just across town, it might as well be a different world. His grandfather, his aunt Frieda, and his ten-year-old cousin Roberta are not only white, they are Jewish. Joey knows nothing about Brooklyn or Judaism. The only thing that’s constant is the baseball madness that grips the community. Only this time, the heroes aren’t Joey’s beloved Yankees. They are the Brooklyn Dodgers, especially Jackie Robinson, a man whose struggle to integrate baseball helped set the stage for black America’s struggle for acceptance and civil rights.
Joey’s story takes readers to a time when America’s favorite pastime became a battleground for human rights.
When Joey’s mother dies, he is sent to live with his mother’s estranged family. Joey is whisked away to Brooklyn. Though it’s just across town, it might as well be a different world. His grandfather, his aunt Frieda, and his ten-year-old cousin Roberta are not only white, they are Jewish. Joey knows nothing about Brooklyn or Judaism. The only thing that’s constant is the baseball madness that grips the community. Only this time, the heroes aren’t Joey’s beloved Yankees. They are the Brooklyn Dodgers, especially Jackie Robinson, a man whose struggle to integrate baseball helped set the stage for black America’s struggle for acceptance and civil rights.
Joey’s story takes readers to a time when America’s favorite pastime became a battleground for human rights.
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Marcia Lynn Ortiz
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April 9, 2014
My Book Review Book title and author: Stealing Home The Story of Jackie Robison / Barry Denenberg Title of review: Jackie Robison An American Hero Number of stars (1 to 5): 5 Introduction The book is magnificent; It truly does express how segregation was a huge problem in the 1940’s. I myself loved the book and I hope others do as well. Description and summary of content The book start with Jackie’s childhood, it shows how being a black family in a white neighborhood. When Jackie went to high school, even as a child, he was a natural born athlete. After he graduated he decided to attend a UCLA where he broke many records in baseball, football, track, and basketball. Evaluation Then after Jackie’s college years he joined the Kansas city Monarchs. As a Monarch, Jackie was an amazing player. His talent caught team executive Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He let Jackie train with the team in Spring training. When was accepted to the team, first some of the players were not in favor of having an African American on the team. Although this happened, Jackie was amazing. Conclusion This book was astonishing, I loved it so much. I recommend it for young students, who are looking
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May 2, 2014
Stealing home
About the author
Ellen Schwartz is the author of nonfiction for teens and numerous works of fiction. With Tundra she has published I’m a Vegetarian and I Love Yoga, and is also well-known for her critically acclaimed Starshine series, and her picture book, Mr. Belinsky’s Bagels. Ellen Schwartz lives with her family in Burnaby, British Columbia.
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