{"product_id":"warrior-on-the-mound-9780823453788","title":"Warrior on the Mound","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis intense, evocative story of racial unrest in prewar North Carolina ends with a dramatic match between white and Black little league teams.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1935. Twelve-year-old Cato wants nothing more than to play baseball, perfect his pitch, and meet Mr. Satchel Paige--the best pitcher in Negro League baseball. But when he and his teammates \"trespass\" on their town's whites-only baseball field for a practice, the resulting racial outrage burns like a brushfire through the entire community, threatening Cato, his family, and every one of his friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's only one way this can end without violence: It has to be settled on the mound, between the white team and the Black. Winner takes all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in first person with a rich, convincing voice, \u003ci\u003eWarrior on the Mound \u003c\/i\u003eis about the experience of segregation; about the tinderbox environment of the prewar South; about having a dream; about injustice, and, finally, about dialogue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack matter includes an author's note, historical background, biographical information about Negro League players, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BCALA Best of the Best Title\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A HOME RUN.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"NOT TO BE MISSED.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra W. Headen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.59w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823453788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e551511 \/ Warrior on the Mound","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44147141935149,"sku":"9780823453788","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_fca970fc-647f-4f0c-94ec-fd9bf6b51eb3.jpg?v=1757182174","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/warrior-on-the-mound-9780823453788","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}