Jackie & Me Paperback - 2000

Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoscack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin -- and forever change his view of history and his definition of01-02 Golden Sower Award Masterlist (YA Cat.) and 00 Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award (Intermed. Cat.)Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin--and forever change his view of history and his definition of courage.

Details

• Title Jackie & Me
• Author Dan Gutman
• Binding Paperback
• Edition Later Printing
• Pages 160
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher HarperCollins, New York, New York
• Date 2000-02-02
• Illustrated Yes
• ISBN 9780380800841 / 0380800845
• Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
• Dimensions 7.84 x 4.98 x 0.37 in (19.91 x 12.65 x 0.94 cm)
• Ages 08 to 12 years
• Grade levels 3 - 7
• Reading level 670
• Themes
  • Ethnic Orientation: African American
• Library of Congress subjects Race relations, African Americans
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 98053347
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC