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A long pitch home

When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language. But this new way of life does not feel so special without Baba--will he ever get to America to see Bilal pitch a game?

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Main Author: Lorenzi, Natalie Dias (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2016]
Subjects:
Pakistanis > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Pakistani Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Culture shock > Juvenile fiction.
Cousins > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:When Bilal's family suddenly moves to America, his father stays in Pakistan, and Bilal embraces baseball, an unexpected friend, and a new language. But this new way of life does not feel so special without Baba--will he ever get to America to see Bilal pitch a game?
Physical Description:248 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:9781580897136 (reinforced for library use)
1580897134 (reinforced for library use)
Author Notes:Natalie Dias Lorenzi is a full-time school librarian in Fairfax, Virginia, where a majority of her students are immigrants. She has previously taught in the US, Japan, and Italy, specializing in English as a Second Language. Natalie also writes curriculum guides for writers and publishers. She is the author of FLYING THE DRAGON, which was a Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year.

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