{"product_id":"jackie-and-me-tania-grossinger-9781510712706","title":"Jackie and Me: A Very Special Friendship","description":"As a \"step\" in her large family, Tania doesn't feel like she fits in. Especially at the swank upstate hotel that the family runs, one that caters to the rich and famous NYC clientele. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, famous athlete Jackie Robinson pries Tania out of her shell by asking her to play ping-pong. He talks to her kindly, helping to bolster her self-esteem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat chance encounter lead to a lifetime friendship between Tania and Jackie. From that point on, they corresponded constantly, until Jackie's death in 1972. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA surprising, intimate portrait of an American hero and trailblazer - as told through the eyes of an innocent young girl, who grew up to share this 'real' side of Jackie Robinson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tania Grossinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510712704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510712706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sky Pony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.70w x 0.20d","brand":"Tania Grossinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979816960255,"sku":"9781510712706","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_135aef24-100c-42ab-891f-c212e319c1ae.jpg?v=1683247022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jackie-and-me-tania-grossinger-9781510712706","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}