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A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson

A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson - Paperback

by Michelle Y. Green
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michelle Y. Green, Kadir NelsonAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2004-03-08Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Puffin BooksISBN-13:9780142400722ISBN-10:142400726UPC:9780142400722Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Baseball & SoftballSize:7.76 x 5.06 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.23Product ID:SCT95PYRVA
Motivated by her love for the game and inspired by the legendary Jackie Robinson, Mamie Johnson is determined to be a professional baseball pitcher. But in a sport that's determined by white men, there is no place for a black woman. Mamie doesn't give up-from the time she insists on trying out for the all-male, all-white Police Athletic League until she realizes her dream and becomes one of three women to play in the Negro Leagues. Mamie Johnson's life shows that with courage and perseverance one can overcome even the greatest challenges.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Puffin BooksISBN-13:9780142400722ISBN-10:142400726UPC:9780142400722Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Baseball & SoftballSize:7.76 x 5.06 x 0.36 inchesWeight:0.23Product ID:SCT95PYRVA
Michelle Y. Green is a graduate of the University of Maryland College of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University Masters Program in Writing. She teaches "The Art of Writing for Children," and two other courses at The George Washington University School of Continuing Education.

Ms. Green is the author of A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie Peanut Johnson, the true story of the first woman to pitch professional baseball in a men's league. She is also the author of the award-winning children's book series, Willie Pearl, a book about her mother set in a Depression-era coal mining town.

Ms. Green lives with her two sons, Bryan and Evan, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, where she roots for her favorite team, the Baltimore Orioles.


Publisher: Puffin Books

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Michelle Y. Green, Kadir Nelson

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Michelle Y. Green

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