GUARDIANS INSTITUTE

&

THE BIG CHIEF DONALD HARRISON SR. BOOK CLUB

CELEBRATE BASEBALL,

CELEBRATE JACKIE ROBINSON,

CELEBRATE READING,

and



honor the memory of

local writer, enthusiastic reader, and ardent baseball fan

Joyce Maughan

with a special book presentation to students on

Thursday, April 30, at 9:30 a.m.

McDonogh 42, 1651 N. Tonti Street.



Special Artists Include:

Christian Scott w/

Big Chief Clarence Dalcour

Gang Flag Irving "Honey" Banister



To celebrate the sport of baseball and the contributions of Jackie Robinson–-and to honor the memory of the late Joyce Maughan,a local writer, avid reader, and enthusiastic baseball fan, the Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr. Book Club will present McDonogh 42 students with a copy of In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord and Marc Simont. The presentation will take place on Thursday, April 30, at 9:30 a.m.

The book is the story of a little girl from China who, in 1947, comes to America and makes a connection to her new country through Jackie Robinson’s exciting and heroic play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Also, every year in April, Major League Baseball observes the anniversary –April 15, 1947– of Robinson's debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers).
Prior to the illness that claimed her life this past summer, Joyce Maughan’s last public outing was to visit McDonogh 42 in January 2008 to see the students receive books from the Guardians' Institute. A box containing Joyce Maughan’s unpublished novels and short stories will be opened this summer.

The Book Club is named for the late Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr., who read more than 40 books a year and always encouraged his family to read. The Chief was a baseball fan who loved to share stories about the Negro Leagues with his children and grandchildren. He played baseball/stickball as a child with his friend Austin Leslie, famed New Orleans chef.


The Guardians Institute has given away more than 11,000 books. For more information, call Cherice Harrison-Nelson, 214-6630.