Sharon Robinson: Breaking barriers in sports and in life

Author Sharon Robinson talks about the program she created with Major League Baseball and Scholastic called "Breaking Barriers" that helps children build their confidence and their literacy skills.

Learn more about Sharon, her work, and her family: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLxDwKxHx1yKSem96rFSrjJcrXL35HWeD

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Sharon Robinson

Children’s Author

Sharon Robinson is the author of fiction and nonfiction books for children. Sharon has written several widely praised books about her father — baseball legend Jackie Robinson — including Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963), The Hero Two Doors Down, Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America, Jackie Robinson: American Hero, and the picture book Testing the Ice.

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