In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
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HarperCollins
Annotation: In 1947, a Chinese child comes to Brooklyn, where she starts to feel at home and make friends when she discovers baseball and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Genre: [Sports fiction]
 
Reviews: 6
Catalog Number: #153650
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
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Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright Date: 1984
Edition Date: 2003 Release Date: 04/02/19
Illustrator: Simont, Marc,
Pages: 170 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-440175-8 Perma-Bound: 0-8479-4964-8
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-440175-3 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8479-4964-9
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 83048440
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
School Library Journal

Gr 3-6 Ten-year-old Bandit is excited when her grandfather announces to the family that she will be going with her mother to join her father in America. She must leave her clan and the only life she has known in China, but she is sure that moving to America will be an adventure. To celebrate, she chooses a new nameShirley Temple Wong. Life in America is not easy because everything is new and Shirley doesn't speak English. She is ignored by her classmates until she gains the respect of the toughest girl in class. Shirley learns to love baseball and begins to play stickball. It's 1947, and Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers is everyone's hero, proving that a black man can play baseball as well as anyone. Slowly Shirley learns about the opportunities available to her in America and begins to make true friends. Bette Bao Lord's wonderfully humorous story (Harper, 1984) shows what it means to be an American from the eyes of a spunky young immigrant. It will touch the hearts of listeners. Melissa Hughes authentically narrates all the voices, including many accents and ages. This story will be enjoyed on many levels. Teresa Wittmann, Westgate Elementary School, Edmonds, WA

Word Count: 26,776
Reading Level: 4.6
Interest Level: 3-6
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.6 / points: 4.0 / quiz: 229 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.8 / points:6.0 / quiz:Q05815
Lexile: 730L
Guided Reading Level: S
Fountas & Pinnell: S

A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhhà Lại, about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team—and to break down any barriers that stand in her way.

Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends.

Then a miracle happens: baseball! It's 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is a superstar. Suddenly Shirley is playing stickball with her class and following Jackie as he leads the Brooklyn Dodgers to victory after victory.

With her hero smashing assumptions and records on the ball field, Shirley begins to feel that America is truly the land of opportunity—and perhaps has also become her real home.


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