Black Star
Kwame Alexander
A young pitcher faces a pivotal choice amid racial tensions in her town.
Book details
- Word count
- 29213
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Published
- September 24, 2024
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN-13
- 9780316442596
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
- 2025Sixth to Eighth Grade
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- Black StarSource for: Description · Word count
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