King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442433465)

Baseball legend Satchel Paige changes a boy's life in this coming-of-age tale from the author of Lucky.

Nick was going to be a star baseball player, no doubt about it. People for miles around talked about the twelve-year-old boy with the golden arm. And then Nick is diagnosed with polio--a life-threatening disease in the 1930s. Everyone is devastated, especially Nick's father, who copes by closing off from his son. When Nick finally leaves the hospital he wants nothing more than to get back in the game, but he seems to be the only one who thinks it's possible. But after he begins working for Mr. Churchill, the owner of a minor league team, Nick meets Satchel Paige, arguably the best player in baseball. Satchel faces obstacles of his own--his skin color prevents him from joining the major leagues--and he encourages Nick to overcome the odds and step out of the dugout.

Author: Wes Tooke
ISBN-10: 1442433469
ISBN-13: 9781442433465
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2012
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 149825 / King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige

Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2011
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2012 pg. 602 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 02/01/2012 pg. 136
Booklist 02/15/2012 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 84 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw