Synopses & Reviews
andlt;b andgt;Meet Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and other baseball heroes in this unique radio broadcast reenactment of a legendary All-Star Game, marking a pivotal time in sports history.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;1934, Chicagoandlt;/iandgt;. Come step back in time to witness the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in one of the most fascinating All-Star ballgames in American history.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Using a unique radio broadcast transcript, Coretta Scott King Award Winner Charles R. Smith, Jr. has recreated this momentous event with a lively play-by-play retelling of the second annual Negro League East-West Game. Meet legendary players like Satchel Paige, Turkey Stearness, and Cool Pappa Bell, hang in the stands with the fans, and experience this exhilarating untold, true storyand#8212;with a lyrical twist. andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;Stars in the Shadowsandlt;/iandgt; is a must-have for any baseball aficionado or anyone interested in forgotten history. Beautifully packaged and with incredible black-and-white illustrations by Frank Morrison, this is a rare and extraordinary book.
Review
and#8220;Baseball fans will feel they are at the ballpark when they read this account of the second annual Negro Leaguesand#8217; East-West game. The illustrations bring to mind the past and an Authorand#8217;s Note explains the origin of the game. Fan favorites included Cool Papa Bell, Jimmie Crutchfeld, Oscar Charleston, Stachel Paige, Turkey Stearnes, and Mule Suttles. This book would be a wonderful read-aloud, as students will get the feel of the broadcast even more.and#8221;and#8212;andlt;Iandgt;Library Media Connectionandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;
Review
and#8220;Writing in snappy rhymed couplets, Smith delivers a play-by-play, inning-by-inning account of the second annual East-West Classic, held in Chicago in 1934, an all-star face-off between the best players from the Negro League. Working in graphite, Morrison contributes full-bleed and spot illustrations of dynamic, athletic players in motion.and#8221;and#8212;andlt;Iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;Bandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;
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“Use this book as an exciting complement to Kadir Nelsons We Are the Ship.”—Booklist
Review
andlt;Bandgt;and#8220;andlt;/Bandgt;Use this book as an exciting complement to Kadir Nelsonand#8217;s andlt;Iandgt;We Are the Shipandlt;/Iandgt;.and#8221;and#8212;andlt;Iandgt;Booklistandlt;/Iandgt;
Synopsis
Meet Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and other baseball heroes in this unique radio broadcast reenactment of a legendary All-Star Game, marking a pivotal time in sports history.
1934, Chicago. Come step back in time to witness the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in one of the most fascinating All-Star ballgames in American history.
Using a unique radio broadcast transcript, Coretta Scott King Award Winner Charles R. Smith, Jr. has recreated this momentous event with a lively play-by-play retelling of the second annual Negro League East-West Game. Meet legendary players like Satchel Paige, Turkey Stearness, and Cool Pappa Bell, hang in the stands with the fans, and experience this exhilarating untold, true story--with a lyrical twist.
Stars in the Shadows is a must-have for any baseball aficionado or anyone interested in forgotten history. Beautifully packaged and with incredible black-and-white illustrations by Frank Morrison, this is a rare and extraordinary book.
Synopsis
In 1934, Chicago was the setting for one of the most fascinating ballgames in history: the second annual East-West Games. Come step back in time to see the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in this All-Star Game. This exhilarating play-by-play is a tour de force: a complete imagining of the radio broadcast of that thrilling game. You'll meet the legendary players, step into the stands with the fans, and even hear the radio commercials!
Coretta Scott King Award Winner Charles Smith, Jr has written a must-have for any baseball aficionado. Beautifully packaged and with incredible black-and-white illustrations by Frank Morrison, this is a rare and momentous book.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Charles R. Smith, Jr.andlt;/bandgt; is an acclaimed poet and the Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of andlt;iandgt;My Peopleandlt;/iandgt;, a picture book based on the poem by Langston Hughes. He is also the illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Ifandlt;/iandgt;, the author and photographer of andlt;iandgt;I Am the Worldandlt;/iandgt;, and he won theandnbsp;Coretta Scott King Author Honor for his book andlt;iandgt;Twelve Rounds To Gloryandlt;/iandgt;. He grew up in California and attended the Brooks Institute of Photography. A magazine and book cover photographer in addition to a picture book creator, Charles lives with his wife and kids in Poughkeepsie, New York. Visit him at CharlesRSmithJr.com.andlt;bandgt;Frank Morrisonandlt;/bandgt; is the award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including andlt;iandgt;Miz Mosettaandlt;/iandgt; by Brenda C. Roberts, for which he received the Coretta Scott King /John Steptoe Award for New Talent, andlt;iandgt;Out of the Ball Parkandlt;/iandgt; by Alex Rodriguez, and andlt;iandgt;Long Shotandlt;/iandgt; by Chris Paul. He lives in Georgia with his family.