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Jim O'Connor

Jim O’Connor is a children’s author. His books include Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball, Let’s Hear it for the Shrumps!, The Puck Stops Here!, The Ghost in Tent 19, Call Me Gretzky, and many books in the popular Who Was? series.
What Was the Vietnam War?
What Is Rock and Roll?
What Were the Twin Towers?
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball

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What Was the Vietnam War?
What Is Rock and Roll?
What Were the Twin Towers?
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball

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