
About this book
In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napoleon, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napoleon will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the racially polarized Boston school.
Subjects
FictionBaseballSchoolsLarge type booksCaribbean AmericansFriendshipRacismBaseball storiesChildren's fictionBaseball, fictionFriendship, fictionBoston (mass.), fictionRace relations, fictionSchools, fiction