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Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By: Becoming Your Best Self
This inspiring collection pays tribute to baseball legend and civil rights hero Jackie Robinson. Jackie¹s daughter, Sharon, acts as a personal tour guide through the nine heartfelt, hard-won values that helped her father achieve his goals. Jackie¹s values are brought to life through the powerful words of other heroes and pioneers, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Oprah Winfrey, and Christopher Reeve.
192 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2002
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March 24, 2023
I like Jackie Robinson so I borrowed Sharon Robinson's book from a Little Free Library. It's cleverly formatted according to each of Robinson's nine values: Courage, Determination, Teamwork, Persistence, Integrity, Citizenship, Justice, Commitment, Excellence. For each value, Sharon Robinson includes stories from her and her dad's life and the life of one of her personal heroes. This book is written for children and young teenagers. I used it as a starting point to read more about Jackie Robinson.
March 23, 2016
Personal Responds
I did not like this book because it was hard for me to keep track of the events that took place. I also did not like how this book had many different people talking about the same events. I did like learning more about courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence in civil rights movement. The book also mentioned Elizabeth Eckford, on of nine black students who tried to enter a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 4, 1957. They were turned away by the National Guard. I also liked her courage when she tried to enter the school with the eight other girls. She could not go into the school because of being black.
Plot
Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers told Jackie Robinson not to fight racism. That must have been very hard for Jackie Robinson not fight the racism and all of the people telling him to get out of baseball. Jackie Robinson was also the first black player to play professional baseball. I can relate to Jackie Robinson wanting to fight back. I also wanted to get into a fight with my brother. I knew it was wrong, so I did not fight. I think Jackie Robinson knew if he would fight back he would get arrested. This whole book mostly told about non-violent approach to racial discrimination. Jackie Robinson's son, David, moved to Tanzania to operate a coffee farm which he named Sweet Unity. The farm was part of a coffee cooperative of over 200 other farms. His move showed a lot of courage and teamwork with men of the black race working together to fight racism.
Characterization
Jackie Robinson's daughter, Sharon, wrote this book in her point of view. She was a nurse and later became a nurse-midwife. When she retired from mid midwifery she joined the Office of Commissioner of Baseball as Director of Education Programming. She was able to write this book because the close relationship with her father and her understanding of racial discrimination. She also had a great deal of knowledge about baseball.
Impacts of Setting
This book's stories took place in the southern states and mainly in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. This book was important because if it took place before the civil rights movement and follow through to when all blacks would have not deal with racism. Although racism was more common in the south the north also showed racism.
Recommendation
I would recommend this book to male or female ages 16-18 or anyone who likes reading about how to fight racism from a first person point of view. It was a book about different events that happened during the civil rights movement but does not have a specific story line. I also gave this book one star because I did not really enjoy the book at all.
I did not like this book because it was hard for me to keep track of the events that took place. I also did not like how this book had many different people talking about the same events. I did like learning more about courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence in civil rights movement. The book also mentioned Elizabeth Eckford, on of nine black students who tried to enter a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas on September 4, 1957. They were turned away by the National Guard. I also liked her courage when she tried to enter the school with the eight other girls. She could not go into the school because of being black.
Plot
Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers told Jackie Robinson not to fight racism. That must have been very hard for Jackie Robinson not fight the racism and all of the people telling him to get out of baseball. Jackie Robinson was also the first black player to play professional baseball. I can relate to Jackie Robinson wanting to fight back. I also wanted to get into a fight with my brother. I knew it was wrong, so I did not fight. I think Jackie Robinson knew if he would fight back he would get arrested. This whole book mostly told about non-violent approach to racial discrimination. Jackie Robinson's son, David, moved to Tanzania to operate a coffee farm which he named Sweet Unity. The farm was part of a coffee cooperative of over 200 other farms. His move showed a lot of courage and teamwork with men of the black race working together to fight racism.
Characterization
Jackie Robinson's daughter, Sharon, wrote this book in her point of view. She was a nurse and later became a nurse-midwife. When she retired from mid midwifery she joined the Office of Commissioner of Baseball as Director of Education Programming. She was able to write this book because the close relationship with her father and her understanding of racial discrimination. She also had a great deal of knowledge about baseball.
Impacts of Setting
This book's stories took place in the southern states and mainly in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. This book was important because if it took place before the civil rights movement and follow through to when all blacks would have not deal with racism. Although racism was more common in the south the north also showed racism.
Recommendation
I would recommend this book to male or female ages 16-18 or anyone who likes reading about how to fight racism from a first person point of view. It was a book about different events that happened during the civil rights movement but does not have a specific story line. I also gave this book one star because I did not really enjoy the book at all.
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October 29, 2013
The book Jackie’s Nine by Sharon Robinson really teaches people quite a bit. It consists of nine chapters that each teach you an individual lesson on things like persistance, courage, and aditude. Each of the chapters is about a different non-fictional character and his or her struggles. The one that stands out the most, Jackie Robinson and his chapter about courage. What it must have took to become the first African American baseball player took a lot of courage. I didn’t know much about the situation with Robinson so I picked up this book and read it. I learned quite a bit. I didn’t know Jackie played a season of his career in Boston.
This book is full of tips and suggestions you could use in your everyday life. The chapter on courage is probably the best example of this. It tells you that you need to look at whoever or whatever stands in the way and do what you feel is right.
This book really has no characterization because it is a biography or inspirational book. You do learn a lot about Jackie Robinson though, you learn he played a season for the Red Sox in Boston. You also learn he was part of the NAACP and many other things.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is in need of some inspiration or someone really interested in the history of baseball. I would rate this book around a 4.3 out of 5. That is basically how I felt about this book. Thanks for reading!
This book is full of tips and suggestions you could use in your everyday life. The chapter on courage is probably the best example of this. It tells you that you need to look at whoever or whatever stands in the way and do what you feel is right.
This book really has no characterization because it is a biography or inspirational book. You do learn a lot about Jackie Robinson though, you learn he played a season for the Red Sox in Boston. You also learn he was part of the NAACP and many other things.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is in need of some inspiration or someone really interested in the history of baseball. I would rate this book around a 4.3 out of 5. That is basically how I felt about this book. Thanks for reading!
August 12, 2012
Wow. In two words, Great book! I honestly do not like non-fiction but I loves this! I love the inspiration and I hope that everyone likes my project that I did on it!
March 1, 2018
Sharon Robinson did a great job with this book. It is very inspiring and motivating. Jackie Robinson was a great ball player and an inspiring person off the field. This book gives you Jackie's nine. They are nine values to live by. These values are courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence. For each value you learn how Jackie and how you can use the certain value.
I really enjoyed the book. It really captures what a good person looks like. All the values relate to everyone in a certain. I learned a lot from the book about Jackie and how to show the values. I would give this a 5 star rating. I would recommend it to any who enjoys baseball. I would also recommend it to someone that needs motivation or wants to learn values in life.
I really enjoyed the book. It really captures what a good person looks like. All the values relate to everyone in a certain. I learned a lot from the book about Jackie and how to show the values. I would give this a 5 star rating. I would recommend it to any who enjoys baseball. I would also recommend it to someone that needs motivation or wants to learn values in life.
August 4, 2019
"They said we should measure our lives by the impact we had on other people's lives." This quote from Sharon Robinson about her parents is just one helpful nugget from this collection of vignettes illustrating nine values that we could all stand to cultivate in ourselves in hopes of changing the world.
April 20, 2022
This book was very inspirational and great. It was a collection of different stories of civil rights activists. It showed many good characteristics and many stories about famous activists, such as Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King Jr. I can't really sum it up in any other way but it's a great read for some motivation.
October 5, 2023
This book was excellent and I liked it a lot. This book is meant for someone who wants to learn about the Robinson family. My favorite parts of the book are when they talk about the ups and downs of Jackie Robinsons' career and I recommend this book to many people who want to learn about Jackie Robinson and his family.
September 14, 2021
This book is intended for middle school kids. I enjoyed reading it and I learned a few things. Jackie Robinson's daughter wrote with a few chapters from others that knew him. I recommend it to anyone that is interested in learning more about his life, baseball career etc...
April 6, 2022
This book was really great--loved hearing stories of Jackie Robinson and how they related to his 9 values. There are many wonderful people in this world and Jackie was definitely one of them. He was not perfect but no one is. Be your best self!
August 10, 2017
I wanted to like this more that I did.
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December 10, 2021I like this book and love baseball and Jackie Robinson is a very good baseball player.
July 29, 2022
It was great to read about this amazing man.
March 1, 2017
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July 29, 2016
Written by Jackie Robinson's daughter, this story chronicles his life from breaking the color barrier in baseball through his eulogy from Reverend Jesse L. Jackson. It is told through his daughter's point of view, but includes various voices that contributed to the story including excerpts from Jackie's own autobiography, his wife's perspective and other family and friends. Also, there are othere role models and examples of the values promoted by the Breaking Barriers program that Jackie inspired in his daughter. The bits of history span the hero's lifetime and beyond. It includes photographs and centers around 9 values including courage, inteegrity, justice and excellence.
This would be a good starting place for research on African American history and experience, but each story is cut a little short. The personalities highlig
hted are well-known (Christopher Reeve, Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammed Ali, Michael Jordan), so students could easily find more information. It could also be a place to pick a value or a story and relate it to personal experiences and connections as a writing prompt.
This would be a good starting place for research on African American history and experience, but each story is cut a little short. The personalities highlig
hted are well-known (Christopher Reeve, Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammed Ali, Michael Jordan), so students could easily find more information. It could also be a place to pick a value or a story and relate it to personal experiences and connections as a writing prompt.
July 25, 2016
Jackie Robinson's values to live by include teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment and excellence. This book is a collection of essays put together by Jackie's adult daughter, Sharon. Each chapter focuses on one value, and includes a story from Sharon's memory, a vignette from Jackie's life (written by him or someone who knew him, and a third essay by a "hero" of Sharon's.
I can see this book as part of an ongoing values exploration in a school or for a Jackie Robinson fan to read. For me, it was difficult to swallow in a cover-to-cover read. I'm not a sports person, so many of the names meant nothing to me. The format was a little confusing, as Sharon's essays aren't specifically credited but the others' are and the inclusion of photos don't naturally follow the content. I loved the photos! I just didn't always recognize the context or the unidentified people in the photos.
With that said, I loved reading more about this trailblazer and his struggles as the first black Major League ball player. He was an impressive, strong character whose story will connect with many.
I can see this book as part of an ongoing values exploration in a school or for a Jackie Robinson fan to read. For me, it was difficult to swallow in a cover-to-cover read. I'm not a sports person, so many of the names meant nothing to me. The format was a little confusing, as Sharon's essays aren't specifically credited but the others' are and the inclusion of photos don't naturally follow the content. I loved the photos! I just didn't always recognize the context or the unidentified people in the photos.
With that said, I loved reading more about this trailblazer and his struggles as the first black Major League ball player. He was an impressive, strong character whose story will connect with many.
December 26, 2019
One of my long term life heroes has been Jackie Robinson. So, when I saw this book on the shelf, I borrowed it from my teacher-daughter’s fifth grade classroom. It provides an excellent message for young people, and older people alike. The values are timeless. The values are important. The values pertinent. Courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment and excellence were discussed as seen in the life of Jackie Robinson and others. This short book encourages and inspires others to reach for and live by these nine. Jesse Jackson said, “a champion wins and is hoisted on the shoulders of teammates and fans. Champions live for the moment. A hero carries people on his shoulders. Heroes like Jackie Robinson, transcend time.” We may not all have the courage or Jackie Robinson, but we can all strive for excellence in serving others with the nine virtues. As Jackie said, “a life is. It important except for the impact it has on other lives.” Read this book and be challenged to make an impact—on your family, your community, even the world—who knows what you will be called to do?
December 21, 2009
the book is about a little boy named jackie. he started off really poor. but he did what he was told and he started playing baseball. and from there he started getting better and better. and eventually he got into schools. and from there he became a famous baseball player.
i can connect to the story because i set my mind to typing really fast and at first i really was slow because i coulndt type because in less than a minute but now i can in less then 4 seconds. so it just comes to show that in time you can achive what you set your mind to. just like jackie.
i would have givin this book three stars because i thought that it was good. i liked how it related to me. but i didnt like how it was formatted. i would reccomend his book to people who like baseball and legionds. because thats what this book was about.
i can connect to the story because i set my mind to typing really fast and at first i really was slow because i coulndt type because in less than a minute but now i can in less then 4 seconds. so it just comes to show that in time you can achive what you set your mind to. just like jackie.
i would have givin this book three stars because i thought that it was good. i liked how it related to me. but i didnt like how it was formatted. i would reccomend his book to people who like baseball and legionds. because thats what this book was about.
September 28, 2013
This collection of essays, compiled by Robinson's daughter Sharon, demonstrates how people who embody values such as courage, determination, and integrity make brave decisions that affect the lives of many other people. She focuses on her father's commitment to endure humiliation and racism in an effort to break down barriers. In addition to details about the baseball player's life, the book also includes moving excerpts from the writings of Christopher Reeve, Marian Wright Edelman, and Jesse Jackson. This important work brings to life the Civil Rights struggles and victories for generations who have enjoyed the benefits of brave black resisters and their white allies in the 1960s, as well as those who continue to work and advocate on behalf of the marginalized and defenseless.
Genre: Biography, informational
Reading level: 6.4
Grade level: 6-8
Lexile: 1040
Genre: Biography, informational
Reading level: 6.4
Grade level: 6-8
Lexile: 1040
December 12, 2013
I liked this book more than The Big Field by Mike Lupica mainly because it wasn't just about baseball. The book is mainly about nine values that Jackie Robinson used in his life, as the title says. This book taught me a lot about what things to value in life and the struggles that people go through. I really liked how the author was Jackie Robinson's daughter so the book seemed a lot more personal. Another thing I liked was how there were stories told by Jackie Robinson, himself, and his wife, Rachel Robinson. There were also stories by others. One of the main focuses I noticed was racial discrimination, which was cool to learn more about. When I read this book I almost felt like I got to personally get to know Jackie Robinson. The lexile is 1040 and I read it for the other half of the 40 point challenge called, Game On!
February 9, 2017
This was a great book because Jackie Robinson is a famous person and I wanted to do a biography on him because he has a interesting story so I want you to read this book to see what you will learn about Jackie Robinson's life and some of his achievements and when he became the first African American to play in the MLB.
April 24, 2015
This book was a very good book, because it talked about a variety of people. I also enjoyed this book because it was a very inspiring. Another reason I enjoyed this book is that I love books about Jackie Robinson.
This book is about Breaking Barriers, which is based on the nine values that Sharon Robinson associate with her fathers life. Those nine values are courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence. For each value Sharon Robinson celebrates one of Jackie Robinsons values, and includes a scene from Sharon Robinsons life, and one from Jackie Robinsons life.
I would recommend this book to any one who is a fan of Jackie Robinson, and what he did to change baseball.
This book is about Breaking Barriers, which is based on the nine values that Sharon Robinson associate with her fathers life. Those nine values are courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence. For each value Sharon Robinson celebrates one of Jackie Robinsons values, and includes a scene from Sharon Robinsons life, and one from Jackie Robinsons life.
I would recommend this book to any one who is a fan of Jackie Robinson, and what he did to change baseball.
January 26, 2016
I really liked this book because me personally like to hear about others people life. Especially if they started from nothing like Jackie Robinson. Also I liked the book because I play a little bit of baseball so it some what reflects to what I do as well. I liked the book because of they way that he became one of the most famous baseball players of he's time, also because he black and at the time they were really rasist and didn't allow black people to play in the big leagues, so that's why I liked it because he didn't care what people thought or said he just played the game and now he's a hall of famer.
July 10, 2008
This is one of the books that has been on my shelf FOREVER, and I just now read it. It is really meant for someone in the fifth or sixth grade, but I still learned a lot more about a person I've always admired.
Jackie Robinson was actually a figure in the Civil Rights movement in addition to his strides on the baseball diamond. What makes this book interesting is that there are anecdotes from Robinson's daughter, the book's author. The "Nine" from the title are values that the baseball great held dear, and for each, there are also stories about other people who embodied those qualities.
Jackie Robinson was actually a figure in the Civil Rights movement in addition to his strides on the baseball diamond. What makes this book interesting is that there are anecdotes from Robinson's daughter, the book's author. The "Nine" from the title are values that the baseball great held dear, and for each, there are also stories about other people who embodied those qualities.
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June 15, 2011This book was pretty good. it was a about a boy that was poor at a younger age. He was good at something, baseball, and he played through school To be now known as an all time great in baseball history. This shows me that no matter how you grow up, and what your situation is economically if you put your mind to something, you can do it. you can become something in life that you want to be, you just have to work for it, and strive to be the best like jackie did.
July 15, 2012
A really excellent overview of Jackie Robinson's life both in and after baseball. His daughter is the author, but she uses Jackie's own words to illustrate his struggles and his perseverance. The book is divided into sections related to Jackies' nine values to live by and each section has stories, photos, and essays. I found it to be a great way to learn more about Jackie and also a nice review of the Civil Rights struggle in this country. Go #42!
April 23, 2015
Jackie's Nine by Sharon Robinson is a book about different stories from African American roll models who went threw troubling times during segregation. Also some stories about Jackie Robinson.
I suggest this book to any one who likes baseball and African American history. Jackie's Nine is a very good book and highly suggest it to baseball lovers.
Jackie's Nine is a very educational book that has lots of facts and information about some of your favorite baseball players and athletes.
I suggest this book to any one who likes baseball and African American history. Jackie's Nine is a very good book and highly suggest it to baseball lovers.
Jackie's Nine is a very educational book that has lots of facts and information about some of your favorite baseball players and athletes.
April 24, 2015
Jackie's Nine by Sharon Robinson is a book about different stories from African American roll models who went threw troubling times during segregation. Also some stories about Jackie Robinson.
I suggest this book to any one who likes baseball and African American history. Jackie's Nine is a very good book and highly suggest it to baseball lovers.
Jackie's Nine is a very educational book that has lots of facts and information about some of your favorite baseball players and athletes.
I suggest this book to any one who likes baseball and African American history. Jackie's Nine is a very good book and highly suggest it to baseball lovers.
Jackie's Nine is a very educational book that has lots of facts and information about some of your favorite baseball players and athletes.
March 4, 2016
I love it. It was very touching book. His daughter writing book about his father (Jackie Robinson) and also she borrow authors books other famous (Muhammad Ali, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Micheal Jordan, and other) for connect chapter. I like Jackie's quotes "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." It mean we have to help others live better, to improve their condition, to help them believe in themselves, to help them achieve more than they thought they could.
April 6, 2016
Jackie Robinson was really despise in the 1950 and for a man he succeed and achieved his goal that amazing. I really enjoyed the format and the vocabulary the author, Sharon Robinson used when writing "Jackie's Nine." The book explains and shows Jackie's extremely tough journey and how he overcame it.
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