Baseball Saved Us
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1880000199
ISBN 13
9781880000199
Category
Children
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Publication Year
1993
Publisher
Pages
30
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Description
Shorty and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Fighting the heat and dust of the desert, Shorty and his father decide to build a baseball diamond and form a league in order to boost the spirits of the internees. Shorty quickly learns that he is playing not only to win, but to gain dignity and self-respect as well.Baseball Saved Us is the ultimate rite of passage story. It will appeal again and again to readers who enjoy cheering for the underdog. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
