Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award
2015 · Children's · Nominee
About This Book
Nick was going to be a star baseball player, no doubt about it. People for miles around talked about the twelve-year-old boy with the golden arm. And then Nick is diagnosed with polio—a life-threatening disease in the 1930s. Everyone is devastated, especially Nick's father, who copes by closing off from his son. When Nick finally leaves the hospital he wants nothing more than to get back in the game, but he seems to be the only one who thinks it's possible. But after he begins working for Mr. Churchill, the owner of a minor league team, Nick meets Satchel Paige, arguably the best player in baseball. Satchel faces obstacles of his own—his skin color prevents him from joining the major leagues—and he encourages Nick to overcome the odds and step out of the dugout.
Awards
Nutmeg Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · Children's · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2015 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
2014 · Grades 3-6 · Nominee
Junior Library Guild
2012 · Selection
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