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Warrior on the Mound (HC) (2024)

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Narrated by twelve-year-old Cato, this intense and evocative story of racial unrest in prewar North Carolina ends with a dramatic match between white and Black little league teams.

1935. Twelve-year-old Cato wants nothing more than to play baseball, perfect his pitch, and meet Mr. Satchel Paige--the best pitcher in Negro League baseball. But when he and his teammates "trespass" on their town's whites-only baseball field for a practice, the resulting racial outrage burns like a brushfire through the entire community, threatening Cato, his family, and every one of his friends. There's only one way this can end without violence: It has to be settled on the mound, between the white team and the Black. Winner takes all.

Written in first person with a rich, convincing voice, WARRIOR is about the experience of segregation; about the tinderbox environment of the prewar South; about having a dream; about injustice, and, finally, about dialogue. Back matter includes an author's note, historical background, biographical information about Negro League players, and more.

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Author:
Sandra W. Headen
ISBN 10:
0823453782
Pages:
272
Publisher:
Holiday House
Publication Date:
March 5, 2024
Binding:
Hardcover
Weight:
1.25lbs
Age Group:
Young Readers (9 - 13)
Grade Range:
3-7

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