Waiting for Pumpsie, Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by London Ladd
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Waiting for Pumpsie, Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by London Ladd
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Waiting for Pumpsie
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
946031654
Responsibility statement
Barry Wittenstein ; illustrated by London Ladd
Summary
In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in major league baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team--but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green
Target audience
juvenile
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- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- African American families -- Juvenile fiction
- Green, Pumpsie, 1933- -- Juvenile fiction
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- African American baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
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Outgoing Resources
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Subject7
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- African American families -- Juvenile fiction
- Green, Pumpsie, 1933- -- Juvenile fiction
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- African American baseball players -- Juvenile fiction
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Mapped to1