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Chief Sunrise, John Mcgraw, and Me
by Timothy Tocher

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Fifteen-year-old runaway Hank Cobb hops a freight and discovers Chief Sunrise, ?the greatest Indian to ever step on a baseball diamond.? At least that?s what he says. Chief is determined to try out for John McGraw, famed manager of the 1919 New York Giants, and baseball-crazy Hank decides to tag along.

The pair?s adventures take them from a dusty baseball lot in Gainesville, Florida, to New York City?s famed Polo Grounds, where they track down the great John McGraw, and Chief gets his chance to play in the big leagues. Hank becomes team mascot and ball boy. Most days Hank can?t stop smiling, but he still has nightmares about his abusive old man, and Chief seems to be hiding something. A startling climax during an exhibition game at Sing Sing Prison changes everything for Hank and Chief.

Rich in period detail, Chief Sunrise, John McGraw, and Me captures all the personalities and excitement that defined baseball in the era of Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson.

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On the run from an abusive father, 15-year-old Hank meets Chief Sunrise, an African American pitcher determined to break into the big leagues, even if he has to pretend to be a Native American to do it. Together they go in search of the big time: playing for the New York Giants during their 1919 season. The pair's picaresque adventures take them from Florida to New York, where 19-year-old Chief hopes to meet famed Giants manager John McGraw and join the fledgling Negro leagues, and Hank hopes to become a batboy.With lively narration by Hank, this poignant, often funny middle-grade baseball novel takes readers inside baseball history while moving along in a fast-paced plot. Tocher has found a perfect way to introduce boy readers to the era of segregation while keeping them turning the pages and waiting to find out what happens next.
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bpeak, July 3, 2007 (view all comments by bpeak)
I am a teacher working with a struggling 8th grade student to increase his reading ability. Novels are a challenge for him, and so I told him we would go to the library and pick one on anything he wanted, as long as it was realistic fiction. He said "baseball"! This novel was the ONLY one available at our library that was not a baseball book on facts, figures, or famous players. We were both hooked within the first 2 chapters and are anxiously reading away to find out the ending. Thanks to the author for helping make my job easier and for sparking a love of reading with my student.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780812627114
Other:
Tocher, Timothy
Publisher:
Cricket Books
Other:
Tocher, Timothy
Author:
Tocher, Timothy
Location:
Chicago
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Baseball
Subject:
Sports & Recreation - Baseball
Subject:
Race relations
Subject:
Runaways
Subject:
JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation/Baseball
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
no. 4/12e
Publication Date:
April 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Elementary and junior high
Language:
English
Pages:
168
Dimensions:
8.30x5.80x.71 in. .69 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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