{"product_id":"warrior-mound-9780823460656-new","title":"Warrior on the Mound","description":"\u003cb\u003eNarrated by twelve-year-old Cato, this intense and evocative story of racial unrest in prewar North Carolina ends with a dramatic match between white and Black little league teams.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e1935. Twelve-year-old Cato wants nothing more than to play baseball, perfect his pitch, and meet Mr. Satchel Paige--the best pitcher in Negro League baseball. But when he and his teammates \"trespass\" on their town's whites-only baseball field for a practice, the resulting racial outrage burns like a brushfire through the entire community, threatening Cato, his family, and every one of his friends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's only one way this can end without violence: It has to be settled on the mound, between the white team and the Black. Winner takes all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in first person with a rich, convincing voice, \u003ci\u003eWarrior on the Mound \u003c\/i\u003eis about the experience of segregation; about the tinderbox environment of the prewar South; about having a dream; about injustice, and, finally, about dialogue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack matter includes an author's note, historical background, biographical information about Negro League players, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A HOME RUN.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"NOT TO BE MISSED.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOLIDAY HOUSE INC","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52568105451810,"sku":"9780823460656-new","price":11.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9780823460656.jpg?v=1789610800","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/warrior-mound-9780823460656-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}