Jackie and me
About this book
Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoscack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin -- and forever change his view of history and his definition of01-02 Golden Sower Award Masterlist (YA Cat.) and 00 Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award (Intermed. Cat.)Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin--and forever change his view of history and his definition of courage.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 3496 readers · 145 pages · ≈ 2 h 41 m · Light
How long does it take to read Jackie and me?
About ≈ 2 h 41 m — 145 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Jackie and me?
145 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Jackie and me?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is Jackie and me in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Jackie and me?
Dan Gutman.