{"product_id":"warrior-on-the-mound-paperback","title":"Warrior on the Mound - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra W. Headen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNarrated by twelve-year-old Cato, this intense and evocative story of racial unrest in prewar North Carolina ends with a dramatic match between white and Black little league teams.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1935. Twelve-year-old Cato wants nothing more than to play baseball, perfect his pitch, and meet Mr. Satchel Paige--the best pitcher in Negro League baseball. But when he and his teammates \"trespass\" on their town's whites-only baseball field for a practice, the resulting racial outrage burns like a brushfire through the entire community, threatening Cato, his family, and every one of his friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's only one way this can end without violence: It has to be settled on the mound, between the white team and the Black. Winner takes all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in first person with a rich, convincing voice, \u003ci\u003eWarrior on the Mound \u003c\/i\u003eis about the experience of segregation; about the tinderbox environment of the prewar South; about having a dream; about injustice, and, finally, about dialogue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack matter includes an author's note, historical background, biographical information about Negro League players, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A HOME RUN.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"NOT TO BE MISSED.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra W. Headen, a former teacher and researcher at Chapel Hill, is a full-time writer. Her historical middle-grade novel, WARRIOR ON THE MOUND, was awarded SCBWI's On-the-Verge\/Emerging Voices Award for writers from underrepresented groups; in addition, her short story PAPA'S GIFTS (\u003ci\u003eThe Carolina Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2019) was awarded the Jones African-American Literary Award by the North Carolina Writers' Network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.27 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warrior on the Mound\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45592573968428,"sku":"9780823460656","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/IKaT-agxUj9780823460656.webp?v=1780452317","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/warrior-on-the-mound-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}