Waiting for Pumpsie Cover:Hardcover Entertainment Weekly 03/21/2008 pg

Entertainment Weekly 03/21/2008 pg

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Waiting for Pumpsie Cover:Hardcover Entertainment Weekly 03/21/2008 pgIn 1959 the Boston Red Sox was the last team in the Major Leagues to integrate. But when they call Elijah Pumpsie Green up from the minors, Bernard is overjoyed to see a black player on his beloved home team. And, when Pumpsies first home game is scheduled, Bernard and his family head to Fenway Park. Bernard is proud of Pumpsie and hopeful that this historic event is the start of great change in America. This fictionalized account captures the true