Willie and the All-Stars
by Floyd Cooper
Willie, an African-American boy growing up in Chicago, dreams of playing baseball... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Picture Book
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 1,473
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 125270, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Chicago (Ill.)
- African Americans--Fiction
- Chicago (Ill.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball
- African Americans
- History
- Negro Leagues
- Race relations--Fiction
- Baseball
- Negro Leagues--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Race relations
- Baseball--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Books From All 50 States - Illinois
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