The hero two doors down, based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend, Sharon Robinson
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The hero two doors down, based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend, Sharon Robinson
Language
eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 8-12
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The hero two doors down
Oclc number
930067941
Responsibility statement
Sharon Robinson
Sub title
based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend
Summary
Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship
Target audience
pre adolescent
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- Biographical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Discrimination in housing -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball stories -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball -- Juvenile fiction
- Satlow, Steve -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction
- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Jewish children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
- Jews -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile fiction
- Christmas trees -- Juvenile fiction
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- African American baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
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- Subject19
- Biographical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
- Discrimination in housing -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball stories -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball -- Juvenile fiction
- Satlow, Steve -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile fiction
- Prejudices -- Juvenile fiction
- Race relations -- Juvenile fiction
- Jewish children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile fiction
- Jews -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
- Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 -- Juvenile fiction
- Christmas trees -- Juvenile fiction
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- African American baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
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