Jackie and Me (Baseball Card Adventures (Library})

Description

Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoscack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin -- and forever change his view of history and his definition of01-02 Golden Sower Award Masterlist (YA Cat.) and 00 Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award (Intermed. Cat.)Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin--and forever change his view of history and his definition of courage.

First Sentence

"YOU CAN'T HIT, STOSHACK!" BOBBY FULLER YELLED AT ME from the pitcher's mound.

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Other Editions

• Jackie and Me (Baseball Card Adventures (Library})Library BindingTandem Library2000-09-01
• Jackie and meAvon Books1999-01-01
• Jackie and meAvon Books1999-01-01
• Jackie & meAvon Books2000-01-01
• Jackie & Me (Baseball Card Adventures)HarperTrophy2000-02-29
• Jackie and Me (Baseball Card Adventure)Perfection Learning Prebound2001-09-01