Stumptown Kid, Carol Gorman
Stumptown Kid, Carol Gorman
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Stumptown Kid

Author: Carol Gorman, Ron J. Findley

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/12/2019

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Charlie Nebraska wants two things he can’t get: to make the local baseball team and to have life return to the way it was before his father died two years earlier in the Korean War.When Charlie meets Luther Peale, a stranger who quietly and mysteriously arrives in Charlie’s small Iowa town, the two strike up a friendship. Luther is a former Negro Baseball League player, and he agrees to coach Charlie’s fledgling neighborhood baseball team.But many of the town’s white residents are suspicious of Luther because of his skin color. And when Charlie inadvertently reveals a secret of Luther’s, violence erupts in the town, and both Luther and Charlie are drawn into serious danger.Authors Carol Gorman and Ron J. Findley have created two highly memorable, emotionally complex characters in this dramatic story set in the days of the Negro Leagues that illustrates the meanings of friendship, prejudice, and heroism.

About Carol Gorman

Carol Gorman is the author of more than a dozen award-winning books for kids, including Stumptown Kid, The Marvelous Makeover of Lizard Flanagan, Dork in Disguise, Dork on the Run, and A Midsummer Night’s Dork. She is a former middle school teacher and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa.

About Ron J. Findley

Ron J. Findley was involved in baseball since he was a boy growing up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As a child he was always looking for a sandlot baseball game, and many of the ideas for Stumptown Kid are based on his memories of that time. He coached youth football, baseball, and softball teams for many years. He passed away in 2010.

About Kirby Heyborne

Kirby Heyborne is a musician, actor, and professional narrator. Noted for his work in teen and juvenile audio, he has garnered over twenty Earphones Awards. His audiobook credits include Jesse Kellerman’s The Genius, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, and George R. R. Martin’s Selections from Dreamsongs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Billy

This dramatic and sad story set in the years of when Blacks couldn't play baseball defines the true meanings of friendship, love, and sticking up for one another. Charlie Nebraska wants two things in his life, to make the local Wildcats baseball team and to have his father back who had died in the K......more

Goodreads review by Sherri

Genre: Historical Fiction, Sports, Suspense Rating: ***** This is a dramatic and moving story set in the days of segregation. A young white boy and a black man show the true meaning of friendship and heroism. I’m not much of a sports fan, but I thoroughly enjoyed the suspenseful baseball theme. I did......more

Goodreads review by Sebastian

Can baseball make a friendship strong even if two different people are completely unlike the other person. Stumptown Kid by Carol Gorman takes place back in 1952 is a mixed book between sports and history. The author Carol Gorman is written as if it was actually in 1952 because of the wording she us......more

Goodreads review by Bo

This was the best book that I have ever read and if you are interested about racism, and baseball then you NEED to read this book.......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

This book covers a difficult topic within a classic sports story. Overt and convert racism, different aspects of segregation are introduced. The sports aspect of the novel is classic Americana. The protagonist, Charlie Nebraska, is cut from the town team, he puts together his own squad with the help......more

Quotes

“Readers will enjoy this winning mix of sports, suspense, and heroism, and delight in the baseball wit and wisdom.” School Library Journal

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