42 is not just a number by Rappaport, Doreen 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2017)

BTSB #: P03737 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 8-12   


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Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972 Baseball players - United States - Biography African American baseball players - Biography

Summary: Chronicles the courage and dignity of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball which had an impact beyond the world of sports.

All star : how Larry Doby smashed the color barrier in baseball by Vernick, Audrey 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2022)

BTSB #: 908544 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 4-7   
AR: 4.7 LG

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Subjects: Doby, Larry Baseball African American baseball players - Biography Segregation Race relations

Summary: The remarkable story of Larry Doby, the first Black baseball player in the American League.

Call him Jack : the story of Jackie Robinson, black freedom fighter by Williams, Yohuru R. 

BTSB Prebound(Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022)

BTSB #: 949726 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 10-14   


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Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972 African American baseball players - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - History|y20th century Civil rights movements - United States - History|y20th century

Summary: An eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights.

Jackie Robinson : he led the way [Step into reading. Step 3]by Prince, April Jones 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2021)

BTSB #: 733359 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 5-8   
Lexile: 570 F&P: K

Genres:

Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,|d1919-1972 Baseball players - United States - Biography African American baseball players - Biography African Americans - Civil rights

Summary: A brief, illustrated biography of Jackie Robinson that chronicles his childhood, describes his success in baseball, and discusses his role in the civil rights movement.

Mamie on the mound : a woman in baseball's Negro leagues by Henderson, Leah 

BTSB Prebound(Capstone Editions, 2020)

BTSB #: 437692 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 5.2 LG Lexile: 960

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Subjects: Johnson, Mamie African American baseball players - Biography Women athletes - United States - Biography Negro leagues

Summary: Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianapolis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team.