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Warrior on the Mound

Sandra W. Headen

Ages: 9+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Holiday House

ISBN: 978-0-8234-5378-8

Keywords: Historical Fiction-Segregation, arson, lynching, friendships, allyship, extended families, grandparents, Satchel Paige, Buck O'Neil

The orphaned son of an ace Negro League pitcher dreams of following in his beloved father's footsteps. But North Carolina in 1939 is a dangerous place to be Black. Mature content