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Stumptown Kid

Stumptown Kid
written by Carol Gorman, Ron J. Findley
Studio : Peachtree Publishers
by Peachtree Publishers
Publisher : Peachtree Publishers
Released : 2007-04-30
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781561454129
Avg. Customer Rating:

(based on 2 reviews)

List Price : ~~$7.95~~
Our Price : $3.78

Editorial Reviews for 'Stumptown Kid'

Product Description

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

Customer Reviews for 'Stumptown Kid'

A superb book

STUMPTOWN KID is superb. The plotting, characterizations, and evocation of period are wonderful. I also think this story has the makings of a great family movie as it has the all-ages appeal of a true classic. I found it compelling, moving and thrilling.

Stumptown Kid

Stumptown Kid is a well written late elementary school age level book. It would be a beneficial book to read to a class at the beginning of a school year, because of the issues that are dealt with as part of the story line. Both issues of bullies and the judging of others by the color of their skin or by where they may live are part of the young boy's life in this story. This book could be used as a springboard to a valuable class discussion. The story is written around the theme of baseball, which adds to the intrigue of the book. There is also a strand of mystery that keeps readers captivated throughout the book.