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21: The Story of Roberto Clemente
In his new graphic novel, Wilfred Santiago captures the game of baseball, the life of one of its greatest players, and the culture in which Clemente lived. This is also the story of a humanitarian, and a man who struggled against racism. The book has a stylish website that mirrors the look of the graphic novel. […]
I Beat the Odds
I vividly remember complaining loudly about having to read a football book during Thanksgiving vacation, 2006. I was on the Alex Awards committee, and Michael Lewis’s The Blind Side (Norton, 2006) had just been nominated. I dragged it to my parent’s house, thinking I would leave it for my father or brother when when I was […]
Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone
Known as the “female Jackie Robinson,” Toni Stone played baseball from 1932 to 1954, defying both racial and gender barriers. She didn’t just play, she played with and as one of the best. For teens, this will hit home as not only a sports story, but also as the story of a young girl who […]
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