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Age Range
8 - 10
Grade Level
3rd - 5th
ISBN
9781338126655
Lexile
610
Themes
sports

Dad, Jackie and Me

Written by Myron Uhlberg
In 1947, a boy and his deaf father forge bond by cheering on the Dodgers’ barrier-breaking first baseman in this winning story about discrimination.
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Age Range
8 - 10
Grade Level
3rd - 5th
ISBN
9781338126655
Lexile
610
Themes
sports
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