Upset over the way he played stickball with the neighborhood kids on Bedford Avenue, young Luke is about ready to give up his dreams of playing for the majors until his grandfather takes him see his hero, Jackie Robinson, play at Ebbets Field and learns an important lesson about determination and perseverance.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0399236044 Ages 4-8
Keywords: hero, baseball, Jackie Robinson, perseverance, finding yourself, diversity, diverse books, determination, Diversity: Self Image, self image, grandmother, grandfather, African American, Black Lives Matter, sports, perfection, failure, comfort, reassurance, grandmother
Read alikes: Bat Boy and His Violin by Gavin Curtis; Across the Alley; Teammates by Peter Golenbock; Just Like Josh Gibson by Angela Johnson
