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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.