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Jackie's bat

by Marybeth Lorbiecki

BaseballBrooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)FictionJuvenile fictionRace relationsBaseball storiesChildren's fictionBaseball, fiction

Joey, the batboy for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, learns a hard lesson about respect for people of different races after Jackie Robinson joins the team.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library