Follow Satch’s career as he begins playing in the semi-pros and goes on to become the first African American to pitch in a major League World Series, and the first Negro Leaguer to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- ALA Notable Book
- Top 10 Black History Books for Youth, 2000, Booklist
- Bank Street College of Educations’ Best Children’s Book of the Year
- Top 10 Sports Books for Youth, 2000, Booklist
- CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
- Children’s Literature Choice List