The Home-Run King

by Patricia C. McKissack

Book Overview

A historical chapter book series from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author, Patricia C. McKissack.

Brothers Tank and Jimbo Turner love sneaking into Nashville's Sulphur Dell Ballpark to watch the superstars of Negro League baseball. When Josh Gibson, the famous home-run hitter for the Homestead Grays, bunks at their house, the boys think they're one step away from heaven. With warmth and humor, the fourth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014241459X
• ISBN13: 9780142414590
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.8"