Black Diamond Kings Heroes of Negro League Baseball Cover:Hardcover Back matter consists of a

Back matter consists of a kid-friendly guide to thinking

not even being the daughter of a wealthy white Southern woman could save her from society’s expectations

and it gets dangerous fast

Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends

Black Diamond Kings Heroes of Negro League Baseball Cover:Hardcover Back matter consists of aFrom Charles R. Smith Jr., with striking artwork by Adrian Brandon, comes an exuberant collection of poems honoring a dozen outstanding baseball stars from the Negro leagues. Ladies and gentlemen, the man you came to see, strolling onto the field cool and confidently . . . Baseball has been and always will be Americas pastime. And with the creation of the Negro leagues, men who were denied the chance to play professionally were finally able to