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King of the mound : my summer with Satchel Paige / Wes Tooke.

Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball so after a year in the hospital fighting polio and with a brace on one leg, Nick takes a job with the team for which his father is catcher and gets to see the great pitcher, Satchel Paige, play during the 1935 season. Includes historical notes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tooke, Wes.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Paige, Satchel, > 1906-1982 > Juvenile fiction.
Paige, Satchel, > 1906-1982 > Fiction.
Baseball stories.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Juvenile fiction.
Baseball > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Poliomyelitis > Fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Bismarck (N.D.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
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