Set during the turbulent segregation era, Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle, determination and the unflappable faith of an American family.
Twelve-year old Charley is set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional baseball, even if that's a lofty dream for a Black girl in the American South in the 1920s. Even so, her grandfather Kofi's thrilling stories about courageous ancestors and epic journeys make it impossible not to dream big.
She knows he has so much more to tell, but according to her parents, she isn't old enough to know about certain things, like what happened to Booker Preston that one night in Great Bridge, and why she can never play on the brand-new baseball field on the other side of town. When Charley challenges a neighbourhood bully to a game at the church picnic, she knows she can win, even with her ragtag team.
Then a dispute on the field leads to Charley making a fateful decision, one that will bring consequences she never could have imagined.
| ISBN: | 9781839135675 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2025 |
| Author: | Kwame Alexander |
| Publisher: | Andersen Press an imprint of Andersen Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 372 pages |
| Reading age: | 12+ |
| Series: | The Door of No Return Trilogy |
| Primary Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
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Set during the turbulent segregation era, Kwame Alexander weaves a spellbinding story of struggle, determination and the unflappable faith of an American family. Twelve-year old Charley is set on becoming the first female pitcher to play professional baseball, even if that's a lofty dream for a Black girl in the American South in the 1920s.
Black Star is aimed at readers aged 12 and over.
Black Star features in the following genres: Recommendations, Young Adult Fiction, Sports, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softball
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Black Star was written by Kwame Alexander and published by Andersen Press an imprint of Andersen Press Ltd
Black Star has 372 pages
Yes it is part of The Door of No Return Trilogy series
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.
