- Jackie & Me
Infobox Book
name = Jackie & Me
author =Dan Gutman
country =United States
language = English
genre =Realistic Fiction ,Fantasy
publisher =HarperCollins
release_date =2000 -2008 (Planned)"Jackie & Me", published in
1999 , is the second novel in theBaseball Card Adventures series byDan Gutman .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 fromLittle 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 choosesJackie Robinson . He uses his special ability to travel through time withbaseball card s to go back and witness Jackie Robinson’s firstMajor 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 stealsecond base ,third base , andhome plate , getting the ultimate revenge.Infobox Book
name = Jackie & Me
author =Dan Gutman
country =United States
language = English
genre =Realistic Fiction ,Fantasy
publisher =HarperCollins
release_date =2000 -2008 (Planned)
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