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Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson (Scholastic Biography) | 
 enlarge | Author: Barry Denenberg
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 351674
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0590425609
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN: 9780590425605
ASIN: 0590425609
Publication Date: May 1, 1990
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Book Description
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field as a Brooklyn Dodger and changed American baseball forever. The first black man to play in the white major leagues, he had the courage to confront racism and fight for the rights of all black people, on and off the baseball diamond. He shattered the color barrier, and with tremendous skill and determination, he became not only one of the most legendary baseball players of all time, but also a great American hero. Half a century later, Jackie Robinson's extraordinary story remains an important contribution to America's favorite pastime and to American history.
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 Great Read! April 5, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my 11yo son to do a book report on. He really enjoyed it. He said that he ended up feeling like he was reading it for fun and it did not feel like a "school thing" at all.
non foretful book March 2, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The reason i like this book is because it describes a lot on one person. im not much of a biography reader myself, but this one was different. this story made me learn that back then they wouldn't let the blacks play just because of there skin color! I mean i already knew that before but Jackie robinson changed the whole worlds meaning to the the blacks enabling to do the same thing same things as the whites! I could definetly recomend this book to anyone because it not only talks about Jackie himself, it makes you remember him for the rest of your life! So just dont forget about this because it could change your ways of thinking for the rest of your lives!!
 How was the book? March 1, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was really good, what Jackie did dreally inspires me to never let anyone tell you something you can't do. Jackie was so good at a lot of sports, he played, baseball (ofcoarse), football, basketball, tennis, etc. This man was a very tremendous all around athlete. This book would also inspire a lot of other people to never give up on what they want to be or what they want to accomplish.
This mostly takes place on the road or on the field, Jackie started playing major leage baseball... I'll say, during the 1950's. He was called names, for example, nigger, black boy and things like that. Jackie was told not to let that go to him, just ignore it, but Jackie was really feisty so that was pretty hard. So one day Jackie just could not take it anymore so he went and spoke to the white fellows and straightened them up. Jackie was very courages and honarble that is why he inspires me so much.
THIS BOOK IS REALLY GOOD YOU SHOULD READ IT!
THE LIFE THAT CHANGED BASEBALL May 22, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been reading Stealing Home the story of Jackie Robinson. I liked this book because I am a huge baseball fan and I've always looked up to Jackie Robinson. Most Characters in the book were cruel to Jackie by racism, so I didn't really like most of them. I really liked Branch Rickey because he is the one who drafted Jackie and integrated baseball.
This book was about Jackie Robinson and how his life changed baseball. Jackie grew up as a poor, young boy and his father had walked out on him. As he grew up it was just he, his mom, his sister, and his two brothers. As he went through college Jackie was a football and basketball star. Later after college he went to the army where he then played baseball in the Negro Leagues. Later, Branch Rickey would draft him to play in the Major Leagues.
THE LIFE THAT CHANGED BASEBALL May 22, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been reading Stealing Home the story of Jackie Robinson. I liked this book because I am a huge baseball fan and I've always looked up to Jackie Robinson. Most Characters in the book were cruel to Jackie by racism, so I didn't really like most of them. I really liked Branch Rickey because he is the one who drafted Jackie and integrated baseball.
This book was about Jackie Robinson and how his life changed baseball. Jackie grew up as a poor, young boy and his father had walked out on him. As he grew up it was just he, his mom, his sister, and his two brothers. As he went through college Jackie was a football and basketball star. Later after college he went to the army where he then played baseball in the Negro Leagues. Later, Branch Rickey would draft him to play in the Major Leagues.
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