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Gold Dust

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Baseball-loving seventh grader Richard has hopes of turning himself and the new kid, Napoleon, into the best baseball players Boston has seen since the Gold Dust Twins“As long as you have baseball on your side you can overcome anything.” Seventh grader Richard Moncreif is convinced baseball will ease newcomer Napoleon Charlie Ellis’s transition to life in Boston. Napoleon is unlike anyone he’s ever met: poised, well educated, and a cricket player from the Caribbean. Napoleon is one of the few black students at Richard’s school, where racism is pervasive. But Richard believes that he and Napoleon can get through any hardship and become the next Gold Dust Twins, just like the famous pair of Red Sox rookies from 1975. After all, Napoleon is a natural athlete, and Richard knows everything anyone could possibly know about baseball. He just needs Napoleon to play along. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Chris Lynch including rare images from the author’s personal collection. 

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Publisher: Open Road Media
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 5, 2013

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781480404564
  • Release date: March 5, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781480404564
  • File size: 1397 KB
  • Release date: March 5, 2013

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Kindle Book
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English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.6
Lexile® Measure:690
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

Baseball-loving seventh grader Richard has hopes of turning himself and the new kid, Napoleon, into the best baseball players Boston has seen since the Gold Dust Twins“As long as you have baseball on your side you can overcome anything.” Seventh grader Richard Moncreif is convinced baseball will ease newcomer Napoleon Charlie Ellis’s transition to life in Boston. Napoleon is unlike anyone he’s ever met: poised, well educated, and a cricket player from the Caribbean. Napoleon is one of the few black students at Richard’s school, where racism is pervasive. But Richard believes that he and Napoleon can get through any hardship and become the next Gold Dust Twins, just like the famous pair of Red Sox rookies from 1975. After all, Napoleon is a natural athlete, and Richard knows everything anyone could possibly know about baseball. He just needs Napoleon to play along. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Chris Lynch including rare images from the author’s personal collection. 

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Open Road Media

    Awards:

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 5, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781480404564
    Release date: March 5, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781480404564
    File size: 1397 KB
    Release date: March 5, 2013

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 4.6
    Lexile® Measure: 690
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 3
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