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Rappaport, Doreen

42 Is Not Just a Number: The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero

119 pp. | Candlewick | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7624-7 $15.99
(3) 4-6 Jackie Robinson became the first black Major League Baseball player in 1947, when manager Branch Rickey signed him to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. But the racism he had faced all of his life followed him throughout his career. Rappaport's treatment is spare, good for reluctant readers, and her telling is engaging. Source notes are solid; there are no photographs. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider

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