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The forbidden temptation of baseball

The forbidden temptation of baseball

Dori Jones Yang

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Sent to New England in the 1870s as a part of a Chinese educational mission, Leon falls in love with baseball, even though he is forbidden to play, and learns more about America with the help of his host father, who has recently lost his own son in an accident.

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OL Work ID
OL19728195W

Subjects

BaseballChineseJuvenile fictionHistoryFathers and sonsFictionChildren's fiction

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