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King of the mound : my summer with Satchel Paige  Cover Image Book Book

King of the mound : my summer with Satchel Paige / Wes Tooke.

Tooke, Wes. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781442433465 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1442433469 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781442433472 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 1442433477 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 155 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jkt. flap.
Summary, etc.:
Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Awards Note:
Nutmeg Award Nominee, Intermediate, 2015.
Subject: Baseball > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982 > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Paige, Satchel, 1906-1982 > Juvenile fiction.
Baseball stories.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Juvenile fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 74 of 76 copies available at Bibliomation.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sprague Public Library - Baltic. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 76 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Sprague Public Library - Baltic JUV FIC TOOKE (Text) 33680128694510 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Ansonia Public Library J. TOOKE, WES PBK (Text) 34045117340807 Juvenile Paperback Available -
Beacon Falls Public Library J FIC TOO (Text) 33120000365608 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Beardsley Branch - Bridgeport J CHAP TOOKE (Text) 34000080923162 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford jF TOOKE, W. (Text) 32544072467698 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton J FIC Too (Text) 33160102479238 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Bethel Public Library J TOOKE COPY 3 (Text) 34030128959571 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Bethel Public Library TEEN F TOOKE (Text) 34030125564853 Teen Fiction Available -
Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport J TOOKE (Text) 34000080925266 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry JFE TOO (Text) 33260000114893 Juvenile Easy Fiction Checked out 05/01/2024

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