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Willie and the All-Stars

Floyd Cooper (2008), 32 pages
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Audience: K - 8th Grade
Category: Fiction, Historical, Sports
Willie lives on the North Side of Chicago with dreams of becoming a 'Major Leaguer'. That is until he is told that, 'It's all about the color of your skin and yours is the wrong color.' Willie's dream of playing with his good friend in the Major League is crushed. That is until he gets to go see a baseball game between the Negro Leaguers and the Major Leaguers where his dream of becoming a Major League baseball player is rekindled.
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Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 6/26/2009
ISBN-10: 0399233407
ISBN-13: 9780399233401