King of the mound: my summer with Satchel Paige

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Author:
Tooke, Wes
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Points: 6
Lexile measure:
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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 minor league team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.

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African Americans
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
Baseball stories
Bismarck (N.D.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
Fathers and sons
Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
History
Paige, Satchel
Paige, Satchel, -- 1906-1982 -- Juvenile fiction
People with disabilities
People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis -- Juvenile fiction

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ISBN:
9781442433472
9781442433465
9781480601062
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.6, 6 Points
Lexile measure:
900L

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Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-07-06 18:05:11PM
Last Indexed2025-07-13 23:13:21PM

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People with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction
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