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Bildner, Phil

The Shot Heard 'round the World

32 pp. | Simon | March, 2005 | Trade ISBN 0-689-86273-3 $16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by C. F. Payne. A (fictional) Brooklyn Dodgers fan looks back to the 1951 baseball season, when the Dodgers lost the pennant to the Giants with one crack of Bobby Thompson's bat. The story aims for immediacy but overshoots the mark with its overly folksy voice ("Yep, in that summer of '51, things sure were diff'rent"). Intentionally grainy full-bleed illustrations reinforce the nostalgic feel.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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