Title: The forbidden temptation of baseball
Description: Sent to New England in the 1870s as a part of a Chinese educational mission, Leon falls in love with baseball, even though he is forbidden to play, and learns more about America with the help of his host father, who has recently lost his own son in an accident.
Subjects: Baseball, Chinese, Juvenile fiction, History, Fathers and sons, Fiction, Children's fiction
Places: United States
Time periods: 1865-1898