Jackie Robinson West
The Triumph and Tragedy of Americas Favorite Little League Team
By (author) George Castle
Publication date:
01 June 2016Length of book:
272 pagesPublisher
Lyons PressISBN-13: 9781630761264
The competition level in Little League has never been tougher, but the kids on the Jackie Robinson West team faced their own set of challenges on and off the baseball diamond. The Jackie Robinson West team takes their fans and followers on a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs as each player shares a different part of the team’s history and experience, including a double-header with President Obama. Jackie Robinson West: The Story of the Youngest America’s Team leads readers on their harrowing path to the Little League World Series.
"The Jackie Robinson West champions were one of baseball's feel-good stories of the last ten years -- until the Chicago team was stripped of its Little League title. Author George Castle dives deep behind the headlines and tells a compelling tale that will alter how many feel about these young athletes and their noteworthy moment in sports history."
-- Tom Stanton, author of Terror in the City of Champions and Ty and The Babe
-- Tom Stanton, author of Terror in the City of Champions and Ty and The Babe