In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord
Book Description
Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams.Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends.Then a miracle-baseball-happens.It is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone's hero.Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for Shirley as well, on the ball field and off, America becomes the land of opportunity.Notable Children's Books of 1984 (ALA)
Best Books of 1984 (SLJ)
Notable 1984 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Children's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)
1984 Children's Books (NY Public Library)
1985 Jefferson Cup Award (Virginia Library Association)
About the Author
Bette Bao Lord has based In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson largely on the days when she herself was a newcomer to America.She is the author of Spring Moon, nominated for the American Book Award for First Novel, and Eighth Moon.
Keywords: In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, Books, Bette Bao Lord, Marc Simont, Children: Grades 4-6, Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General, Juvenile Fiction, Social Situations - New Experience, Ethnic - Asian American, Humorous Stories
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