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Crowe, Chris

Just as Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game

32 pp. | Candlewick | January, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-5026-1 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Mike Benny. Less well known than Jackie Robinson's, Doby's career as the American League's first African-American player was equally plagued by racism. Young baseball fan Homer is thrilled when the Cleveland Indians acquire Doby; the story focuses on Homer's family listening to games on the radio while the large-scale, intense acrylics shift from capturing the family's rapturous involvement to Doby in action. A historical note is appended. Bib.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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