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Danilo Was Here

ISBN-10: 0063159678
ISBN-13: 9780063159679
Author: Burgess, Tamika
Interest Level: 3-7
Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Date: May 2026

Copyright: 2025

Page Count: 304

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Interest Level

Grades 3-7

Reading Level

Accelerated Reader Level: 5.0
Accelerated Reader Points: 10.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents

Description
From the acclaimed author of Sincerely Sicily, Tamika Burgess, comes a timely coming-of-age story about a young boy's fight to save his family and his dreams in the aftermath of the US military invasion of Panamá. Perfect for fans of Janae Marks, Adrianna Cuevas, and Chrystal D. Giles! Danilo Osorio Jr.'s baseball skills were once the pride of his father and entire hometown of El Chorrillo, Panamá. But that was then, and this is now… Following 1989's Operation Just Cause, a US military invasion that left his neighborhood decimated, Danilo couldn't care less about baseball or the father who abandoned him for opportunities in the States. Now Danilo's focus is taking care of his mamá and sister and trying to save them all from needing to relocate to a refugee camp. When Danilo unintentionally catches the eye of a baseball recruiter and is offered the opportunity to visit and train in California-the same place as his father's last known address-he is tasked with deciding to go or stay. But if playing baseball coul
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