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Johnson, Angela

Just like Josh Gibson

32 pp. | Simon | January, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82628-1 $$15.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Beth Peck. When Grandmama was young, she could hit, run, and catch just like her idol, Negro League baseball player Josh Gibson, but she wasn't allowed to play on the boys' team. With thoughtful, understated text, Johnson captures a little girl's eventual triumph while inviting readers to consider the cost of exclusion based on race or gender. The atmospheric pastel illustrations bring the 1940s to life.
Reviewer: CHristine Sarrazin

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