{"product_id":"warrior-on-the-mound-isbn-9780823453788","title":"Warrior on the Mound","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis intense, evocative story of racial unrest in prewar North Carolina ends with a dramatic match between white and Black little league teams.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1935. Twelve-year-old Cato wants nothing more than to play baseball, perfect his pitch, and meet Mr. Satchel Paige––the best pitcher in Negro League baseball. But when he and his teammates “trespass” on their town’s whites-only baseball field for a practice, the resulting racial outrage burns like a brushfire through the entire community, threatening Cato, his family, and every one of his friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s only one way this can end without violence: It has to be settled on the mound, between the white team and the Black. Winner takes all.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in first person with a rich, convincing voice, \u003ci\u003eWarrior on the Mound \u003c\/i\u003eis about the experience of segregation; about the tinderbox environment of the prewar South; about having a dream; about injustice, and, finally, about dialogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes an author's note, historical background, biographical information about Negro League players, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of the Year!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BCALA Best of the Best Title\u003c\/b\u003e★ \"This engaging novel tackles themes of bullying, ­racism, segregation, strength, and forgiveness. . . A home run of a book that is brave enough to speak the hard truths. . .\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"An outstanding blend of history, sports, and coming of age: not to be missed.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Headen captures the layers of racism  embedded in a southern town where the histories of Black and white communities intertwine.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Along with creating a protagonist strong enough to exercise good judgment despite provocation, the author assembles a cast rich in people of good will. . .\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The protagonist’s first-person POV adds immediacy to this emotionally charged sports novel, making for a winning combination of action-driven plotting and underlying historical tension that will inspire discussion surrounding Jim Crow era and contemporary prejudice.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSandra W. Headen, a former teacher and researcher at Chapel Hill, is a full-time writer. Her historical middle-grade novel, WARRIOR ON THE MOUND, was awarded SCBWI’s On-the-Verge\/Emerging Voices Award for writers from underrepresented groups; in addition, her short story PAPA'S GIFTS (\u003ci\u003eThe Carolina Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2019) was awarded the Jones African-American Literary Award by the North Carolina Writers’ Network.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303417204965,"sku":"NP9780823453788","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823453788.jpg?v=1767743610","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/warrior-on-the-mound-isbn-9780823453788","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}