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Gorman, Carol , Findley, Ron J.

Stumptown Kid

227 pp. | Peachtree | April, 2005 | Trade ISBN 1-56145-337-4 $14.95
(3) 4-6 Charlie desperately wants to play baseball on his town's team. Flustered by a bully, he fails his try-outs but visiting Negro League player Luther Peale offers to coach him. However, 1950s small town Iowa isn't ready for Luther, and racial tensions soon erupt, fueled by a mystery surrounding Luther's past. A bit predictable, this well-paced novel is nevertheless engaging.
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

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