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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

By Bette Bao Lord, Marc Simont (Illustrator)
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By Bette Bao Lord, Marc Simont (Illustrator)
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For young readers, a story about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team—and to break down any barriers 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 S...

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