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Jackie and Me

by Tania Grossinger

Children's fictionRobinson, jackie, 1919-1972, fictionFriendship, fictionAfrican americans, fictionHotels, motels, etc., fictionNew york (n.y.), fictionHotels, motelsJuvenile fiction

Aged thirteen in 1951, Tania feels like an outsider at her cousins' hotel but guest Jackie Robinson invites her to play ping pong with him, which is the start of a friendship that lasts until the baseball legend's death in 1972.

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Book data: Open Library