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The Hero Two Doors Down
- Author
- Sharon Robinson
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 5 December 2017
- Run Time
- 2 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softball, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
What to expect
But then Steve hears a rumor that an African American family is moving to his all-Jewish neighborhood. It's 1948 and some of his neighbors are against it. Steve knows this is wrong. His hero, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier in baseball the year before.
Then it happens—Steve's new neighbor is none other than Jackie Robinson! Steve is beyond excited about living two doors down from the Robinson family. He can't wait to meet Jackie. This is going to be the best baseball season yet! How many kids ever get to become friends with their hero?
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Details
- Author
- Sharon Robinson
- Narrator
- Chris Andrew Ciulla, Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Duration
- 2 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 December 2017
- ISBN
- 9781541487741
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softball, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
Synopsis
Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing—the Dodgers. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio. Aside from an occasional run-in with his teacher, life is pretty simple for Steve.But then Steve hears a rumor that an African American family is moving to his all-Jewish neighborhood. It's 1948 and some of his neighbors are against it. Steve knows this is wrong. His hero, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier in baseball the year before.Then it happens—Steve's new neighbor is none other than Jackie Robinson! Steve is beyond excited about living two doors down from the Robinson family. He can't wait to meet Jackie. This is going to be the best baseball season yet! How many kids ever get to become friends with their hero?
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