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Always, Jackie

Ron Rabinovitz & J. Patrick Lewis

Illustrator: John Thompson

Ages: 6+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Creative Editions

ISBN: 978-1-56846-307-0

Keywords: Baseball, Fans, Celebrity, Friendship, Memoir, Racism

Jackie Robinson responded to a letter from the father of a young fan, and so began a life-long correspondence and friendship. Realistic paintings. Bibliography.