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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Henderson, Leah.     Subjects     Johnson, Mamie -- Juvenile literature.     Women baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Baseball players, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Women baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Women athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Henderson, Leah.       by title:      Mamie on the mound :...       by call number:      796.357092 J68h     Search the Web     Henderson, Leah.     Johnson, Mamie -- Juvenile literature.     Women baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Baseball players, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Women baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Women athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Blacks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Mamie on the mound : a woman in baseball's Negro leagues / by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by George Doutsiopoulos. by Henderson, Leah. Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint, c2020. Call #: 796.357092 J68h Subjects Johnson, Mamie -- Juvenile literature.   Women baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Baseball players, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Women baseball players, Black -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Women athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Blacks -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781684460236 1684460239 Alternate title:  Woman in baseball's Negro leagues Description:  1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Summary:  Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 whenJohnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her record was an impressive 33-8. But more importantly, she broke ground for female pitchers like Mo'ne Davis and women everywhere. Audience:  Grades: 4-6. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  Doutsiopoulos, George. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Black Nonfiction 796.357092 J68h Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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