03360cam a2200637 4500 437532610 TxAuBib 20200726120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780763697150 076369715X B074NC9P4C Amazon 2c75f423-ace8-40cd-815c-59fa3302e3d2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3469074 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rappaport, Doreen. 42 Is Not Just a Number [Libby eBook] : The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero. Candlewick Press, 2017. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1293kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1293kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. african american history. racism in America. Brooklyn Dodgers. american history. racial tensions. baseball legend. discrimination. Black history. Sportsmanship. color barrier. determination. major league. segregation. sports bio. restraint. Biography. prejudice. New York. baseball. courage. Dodgers. hatred. kidlit. race. MLB. HTML:<p><b>An eye-opening look at the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and became an American hero.</b></p> <p>Baseball, basketball, football — no matter the game, Jackie Robinson excelled. His talents would have easily landed another man a career in pro sports, but in America in the 1930s and '40s, such opportunities were closed to athletes like Jackie for one reason: his skin was the wrong color. Settling for playing baseball in the Negro Leagues, Jackie chafed at the inability to prove himself where it mattered most: the major leagues. Then in 1946, Branch Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, decided he was going to break the "rules" of segregation: he recruited Jackie Robinson. Fiercely determined, Jackie faced cruel and sometimes violent hatred and discrimination, but he proved himself again and again, exhibiting courage, restraint, and a phenomenal ability to play the game. In this compelling biography, award-winning author Doreen Rappaport chronicles the extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson and how his achievements won over — and changed — a segregated nation.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. Juvenile Nonfiction. Multi-Cultural. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-09-16 22:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2c75f423-ace8-40cd-815c-59fa3302e3d2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2c75f423-ace8-40cd-815c-59fa3302e3d2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2c75f423-ace8-40cd-815c-59fa3302e3d2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)