Black Diamond
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Interest Level: Grade 6 - Grade 8
Grade Level Equivalent: 6.9
Lexile® measure: 1100
DRA: 40
Guided Reading: Q
Genre/Theme:
- Informational
Topics:
- American History
- African and African American
- Baseball
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About This Book
Until Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, African Americans were shut out of the all-American pastime — major league baseball. Thousands of talented athletes were excluded, simply because of the color of their skin.
And so they formed their own leagues.
The history of the Negro Leagues is the story of legendary heroes such as Cool Papa Bell, who some say was the fastest runner ever to steal a base, and Satchel Paige, whose fastball was called a Bee Ball because all the batter heard was a buzz as it zinged past him over the plate.
The players were forced to endure segregated, second-rate living and playing conditions, but their talent, courage, and determination were always first-rate.
About the Authors or Illustrators
Fredrick McKissack: Fredrick McKissack worked first as a civil engineer for the city of St. Louis and the U.S. Army, and later owned his own general contracting company in St. Louis. Now he devotes his time to the family business, All-Writing Services. His collaboration with Patricia MicKissack has led to the publication of several award-winning titles, including their 2003 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Days of Jubilee. Read More.
Patricia McKissack: Patricia C. McKissack has written over one hundred books about the African-American experience, on her own and in collaboration with Fredrick L. McKissack. Before becoming a full-time writer, Patricia McKissack worked as a teacher and then as an editor of children's books. Read More.
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