Waiting for Pumpsie
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Ladd, London illustrator.
Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017].
Format
Book
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Status
John & Judy Gay Library - Picture Book
E WIT
1 available
E WIT
1 available
Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Picture Book
E WIT
1 available
E WIT
1 available
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| John & Judy Gay Library - Picture Book | E WIT | On Shelf |
| Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Picture Book | E WIT | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American baseball players -- Juvenile fiction.
African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Baseball stories.
Baseball stories.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination in sports -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Green, Pumpsie, -- 1933- -- Juvenile fiction.
African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Baseball stories.
Baseball stories.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination in sports -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Green, Pumpsie, -- 1933- -- Juvenile fiction.
More Details
Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017].
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.1, 1 Points
Level 3.1, 1 Points
Lexile measure
600
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Citation/References
Booklist,,February 01, 2017
Citation/References
School Library Journal,,February 01, 2017
Citation/References
Publishers Weekly,,December 05, 2016
Description
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
5-8.,Brodart
Target Audience
K-3.,Brodart
Target Audience
600L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 73 (high),Semantic demand: 79 (high),Syntactic demand: 79 (high),Structure demand: 89 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,3.1,0.5,188344.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wittenstein, B., & Ladd, L. (2017). Waiting for Pumpsie . Charlesbridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wittenstein, Barry and London Ladd. 2017. Waiting for Pumpsie. Charlesbridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wittenstein, Barry and London Ladd. Waiting for Pumpsie Charlesbridge, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wittenstein, Barry,, and London Ladd. Waiting for Pumpsie Charlesbridge, 2017.
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