Waiting for Pumpsie
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Author
Wittenstein, Barry,
Contributors
Ladd, London, illustrator.
Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Rating
600L
Status
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Main Library - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Wittenstein, B
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American baseball players -- Juvenile fiction.
African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
Green, Pumpsie, -- 1933- -- Juvenile fiction.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Baseball -- Fiction.
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) -- Fiction.
Discrimination -- Fiction.
Green, Pumpsie, -- 1933- -- Fiction.

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Published
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017].
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 3.1, 1 Points
Lexile measure
600

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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
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. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wittenstein, Barry and London, Ladd. Waiting for Pumpsie Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wittenstein, Barry,, and London Ladd. Waiting for Pumpsie Charlesbridge, 2017.

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