Stumptown Kid
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.25 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935430416 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 594 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Then Charlie meets Luther Peale, a stranger who quietly and mysteriously arrives in the small town of Holden, Iowa. Twelve-year-old Charlie Nebraska wants two things he can t get: to make the local Wildcats baseball team and to have life return to the way it was before his father died two years earlier in the Korean War. And when Charlie inadvertently reveals a secret of Luther s, violence erupts in the town and both Luther and Charlie are drawn into serious danger.". The two strike up a friendship and Luther agrees to coach Charlie s fledgling neighborhood baseball team for a game against the Wildcats. But many of Holden s white residents are suspicious of Luther because of his skin color
Luther is compassionate, knowledgeable, and resourceful. Luther serves up baseball expertise and kindness, and Charlie becomes his friend, inviting the young man home for dinner and helping him find a job. Into his life walks Luther Peale, a former Negro Leagues player who is on the run after a wild pitch accidentally killed a drunk, white batter. Charlie Nebras, 11, misses his father, who died in the Korean War; dislikes his mother's domineering, prejudiced boyfriend, Vern; and loves baseball but is cut from the premier Wildcats team. Readers will enjoy this winning mix of sports, suspense, and heroism, and delight in the baseball wit and wisdom.–Gerry Larson, Durham Sc
CGE Student Review Here's a great new book hot of the shelf by Carol Gorman. It's called Stumptown Kid. This book is about a kid growing up when segregation was in the U S A. It's also Realistic Fiction because it happened during a real time and real place but not real people or characters per say. Another book by Carol Gorman is Dork in Disguise.Carol Gorman . L. Barbour said Stumptown Kid. Stumptown Kid is a well written late elementary school age level book. It would be a beneficial book to read to a class at the beginning of a school year, because of the issues that are dealt with as part of the story line. Both issues of bullies and the judging of others by the color of their skin or by where they may live are part of the y. A superb book R. Ryden STUMPTOWN KID is superb. The plotting, characterizations, and evocation of period are wonderful. I also think this story has the makings of a great family movie as it has the all-ages appeal of a true classic. I found it compelling, moving and thrilling.