Jackie & Me
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| Author | Dan Gutman |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Realistic Fiction, Fantasy |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | 2000-2008 (Planned) |
Jackie & Me, published in 1999, is the second novel in the Baseball Card Adventures series by Dan Gutman.
[edit] Plot summary
Joe Stoshack is severely insulted during one of his at-bats in a baseball game by the opposing pitcher, Bobby Fuller, and loses his temper. He charges the mound, determined to teach Fuller a lesson. Mass chaos follows, and Joe ends up getting suspended indefinitely from Little League. He lives in Louisville Kentucky.
He then goes to school the next day to receive an assignment to write a report on an important African American figure in United States history. Being a baseball fan, he chooses Jackie Robinson. He uses his special ability to travel through time with baseball cards to go back and witness Jackie Robinson’s first Major League Baseball game. He observes firsthand how Jackie Robinson had to deal with much worse stuff than he had experienced with Bobby Fuller. He comes back to the present to write the report. It ends up being outstanding, and the teacher exclaims it the best in the class.
His suspension from the Little League is lifted for the last game of the season. He again meets Bobby Fuller in the bottom of the last inning with the score tied, but this time ignores his heckling and gets a single. After that, he manages to successfully steal second base, third base, and home plate, getting the ultimate revenge.
[edit] Character naming
The character of "Bobby Fuller" is likely a reference to Bob Feller, the Hall of Fame Indians pitcher who became notorious in his retirement for a series of racist comments, and thus is a natural antagonist to a Jackie Robinson fan.
| Jackie & Me | |
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| Author | Dan Gutman |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Realistic Fiction, Fantasy |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | 2000-2008 (Planned) |
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