{"product_id":"jackie-robinson-9781936846719","title":"Jackie Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year was 1947. A talented young minor-league baseball player was called up to the majors to join the Brooklyn Dodgers. But this was no ordinary man, nor any simple achievement. This was Jackie Robinson: an all-around star athlete, a U.S. Army veteran--and a black man. Until that year, baseball's shameful color line had kept African Americans out of the big leagues. Overcoming prejudice, exclusion, and even hatred, Jackie Robinson broke that line and became one of the game's best players. He was recognized in the Hall of Fame, and he inspired many young people to fight segregation and ignorance for the chance to follow their dreams. Through both his career and his character, Jackie Robinson became one of America's greatest heroes. This is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchuster, Joe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJoe Schuster's short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review, The Iowa Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review, \u003c\/i\u003e among others, and his articles have been published in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, St. Louis Post Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e and the revered, retired \u003ci\u003eSport.\u003c\/i\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e described his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Might-Have Been\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"meticulously peopled tale of opportunities lost.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e said \"Schuster examines, without succumbing to sentiment or an easy resolution, the cost of chasing a dream.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackie Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e is Joe's second book in the Gemma Open Door Series, following the success of \u003ci\u003eOne Season in the Sun.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gemma Open Door","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717202645266,"sku":"9781936846719","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c915d5da-c938-46f4-a116-6fc8d2bff860.jpg?v=1734612586","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jackie-robinson-9781936846719","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}