Stumptown Kid

by Gorman, Carol

• ISBN13: 9781561454129
• ISBN10: 1561454125
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-30
• Publisher: Peachtree Pub Ltd

Summary

This dramatic and moving story set in the days of the Negro Leagues illustrates the true meanings of friendship, prejudice, and heroism.Charlie Nebraska wants two things he can't get: to make the local Wildcats baseball team and to have life to return to the way it was before his father died two years earlier in the Korean War. Then Charlie meets Luther Peale, a former Negro Baseball League player who agrees to coach Charlie's fledgling neighborhood baseball team for a game against the Wildcats.But many of Charlie's white neighbors are suspicious of Luther, and when Charlie inadvertently reveals a secret of Luther's, violence erupts in the town and both Luther and Charlie are drawn into serious danger. Praise for STUMPTOWN KID:"Readers will enjoy this winning mix of sports, suspense, and heroism, and delight in the baseball wit and wisdom."--School Library Journal - Honorable mention, 2005 Gustavus Myers Award - 2006 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People - 2005-6 Pennsylvania Young Adult Top Forty List - Kansas State Reading Circle 2005 Recommended Reading List

Author Biography

Carol Gorman was born in Iowa City, Iowa, graduated from the University of Iowa, and taught middle school and high school language arts and creative writing at Coe College. The author of more than forty middle grade and young adult novels, she lives in Iowa.

Ron J. Findley was involved in baseball from the time he was a boy growing up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As a child he was always looking for a sandlot baseball game, and many of the ideas for Stumptown Kid are based on his memories of that time. He coached youth football, baseball, and softball teams for many years. He passed away in 2010.