Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Book Overview

Meet Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and other baseball heroes in this unique radio broadcast reenactment of a legendary All-Star Game, marking a pivotal time in sports history. 1934, Chicago . Come step back in time to witness the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in one of the most fascinating All-Star ballgames in American history. Using a unique radio broadcast transcript, Coretta Scott King Award Winner Charles R. Smith, Jr...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689866380
• ISBN13: 9780689866388
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7