Stumptown Kid facts for kids
Stumptown Kid is a children's novel by Carol Gorman and Ron J. Findley, first published in 2005 by Peachtree.
Synopsis
In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meanings of both racism and heroism when he befriends a black man who had played baseball in the Negro leagues.
Main characters
Charlie Nebraska: An eleven-year-old boy whose dad died in the Korean war. He likes to play baseball but doesn't make the community team, the Wildcats.
Will Draft: Charlie's best friend. Will plays baseball for the Wildcats.
Brad Lobo: Also plays for the Wildcats. He is a bully and hates Charlie.
Luther Peale: Charlie's friend and dad. Former player in the Negro leagues but hurt his arm after pitching the ball that killed Ruckus Brody's Brother.
Awards and accolades
- Keystone State Reading Association (Pennsylvania) Young Adult Book Award 2006
- Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire 2006-07)
- Emphasis on Reading Program 2006-2007 Booklist
- 2008-09 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List (grades 3-5)
- 2008 Sasquatch Award
- South Carolina Children's Book Award
- 2008 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice list
- 2007-2008 Iowa Teen Award
- 2010 Nutmeg Book Award
- 2005-2006 Pennsylvania Young Adult Top Forty List
- Kansas State Reading Circle 2005 Recommended Reading List. Listed in the Kansas National Education Association "Reading Circle Catalog.
