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2023

Format:	Book
Author:	Sorell, Traci, author.
Title:	Contenders : two Native baseball players, one World Series / written by Traci Sorell ; illustrated by Arigon Starr.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : Kokila, 2023.
Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Summary:	"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 6-9 Kokila Grades 2-3 Kokila
Subjects:	Meyers, John Tortes, 1880-1971 -- Comic books, strips, etc. Bender, Charles Albert, 1884-1954 -- Comic books, strips, etc. World Series (Baseball) (1911) Indian baseball players -- Comic books, strips, etc. Baseball -- United States -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre:	Graphic novels. Biographical comics.
Other Author:	Starr, Arigon, illustrator.
Other Title:	2 Native baseball players, 1 World Series
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2024
LCCN:	2022043015
ISBN:	9780593406472
Other Number:	1336889224
System Availability:	3
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	3
Control Number:	1046027
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Call Number:	j 796.357 Sorell

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