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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
A fatherless white boy, who shares with an old African American man an enthusiasm for the Brooklyn Dodgers and first baseman Jackie Robinson, takes a ball autographed by Jackie to his elderly friend's deathbed.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
A brief overview of the life and career of Jackie Robinson that discusses his college and professional baseball experiences, World War II court martial, civil rights advocacy, and other related topics.
Author
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Collects the newspaper articles of Jackie Robinson, the famous baseball player whose second career as a newspaper columnist led him to discussing such topics as racism, his love for his wife, and his hatred of Barry Goldwater.
11) Jackie Robinson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and career of the baseball legend who became the first African American to play in the major leagues.
12) Luke goes to bat
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
15) Jackie Robinson
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of professional baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the Major Leagues.
16) Jackie Robinson
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Afro-American who fought racial injustice both during and after his celebrated baseball career.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
As a testament to his courage, Jackie Robinson's daughter shares memories of him, from his baseball career to the day he tests the ice for her, her brothers, and their friends.