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Book

Contenders : two Native baseball players, one World Series

Call Number

  • J 796.357 SORE (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : Kokila, 2023.

Physical Description

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Audience

Grades 2-3 Kokila.

Summary

"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--

Subjects

Added Authors

Arigon Starr