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	Robinson, Sharon. CHILD OF THE DREAM : A MEMOIR OF 1963 New York : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019. IL 5-8 ISBN     9781338282801
Click on the book to read Amazon reviews	Sharon Robinson shares memories from the pivotal year in American history and her own life during 1963. Sharon’s father, Jackie Robinson, a Hall of Fame baseball player, alongside Sharon's mother Rachel, instilled in their family the importance of civil rights. See primary source photographs and learn more about this time period as you journey with Sharon Robinson.  (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2021-2022)
	SUBJECTS:   Robinson, Sharon, -- 1950- -- Childhood and youth.                         Robinson, Jackie, -- 1919-1972 -- Family.                         African American girls.                         Coming of age -- Connecticut -- Stamford.                         Stamford (Conn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.                         African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.                         African Americans -- Biography.                         Women -- Biography.

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