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Stealing Home: Jackie Robinson: Against the Odds

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By Robert Burleigh
Publisher Simon SchusterPaula Wiseman Books - (Simon SchusterPaula Wiseman Books)
Stealing Home: Jackie Robinson: Against the Odds
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Man on third. Two outs. The pitcher eyes the base runner, checks for the sign. The fans in the jammed stadium hold their breath. Flapping his outstretched arms like wings, number 42 leads off again. It is September 1955, game one of the World Series, the Yankees versus the Dodgers, and Jackie Robinson is about to do the unbelievable. Attempt to steal home. In a World Series game. To race a baseball thrown from the pitchers mound and win! Is it possible? Yes, it is if you are Jackie Robinson!

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2119 words2,119 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile AD910LLexile AD910L
Grade 1 to 3Grade 1 to 3
Published 2007Published 2007

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9780689862762

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