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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release: April 02, 2019

ISBN: 0064401758

ISBN 13: 9780064401753

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release: April 02, 2019

ISBN: 0064401758

ISBN 13: 9780064401753

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