The Story of Tracy Beaker The Story of Tracy Beaker The Story of Tracy Beaker is a British children's book first published in 1991, written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. The book is told from the point of view of Tracy Beaker, a troubled ten-year-old girl. The reason Tracy is often unhappy and has problems with her behaviour because she is lonely, frustrated and feels unloved. Tracy resides in a children's residential care home (nicknamed "The Dumping Ground") where she has been placed as a result of neglect and domestic violence. Her mother often left Tracy to stay by herself when Tracy
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues Baseball Museum lists it as a secondary resource in its lesson on Negro Leagues baseball vocabulary. "Black Diamonds" is a 1994 CCBC Choice, a 1994 NCTE Kaleidoscope book, and received a 1997 Coretta Scott King Award author honor. Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues is a 1994 book by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack. It tells the history African-American and Latin American involvement with baseball in the United States. "BookList", in its review of "Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues", wrote "This book goes far beyond