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

Title A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson.
Names Green, Michelle Y.
Book Number DB060256
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Book
Annotation Mamie Johnson recalls her playing days, stating she was one of three women to play professional baseball in the Negro Leagues. Depicts Johnson's overcoming racism and sexism in 1948 to pitch at age twelve for an all-white boys' team and at eighteen for the Indianapolis Clowns. For grades 4-7. 2002.
Language English
Local Subject Recreation - Athletic sports & games - 796
Sports, Recreation, Hobbies, Movies, etc - 790
Sports - Baseball - 796BB
Biography, Juvenile - JBIO
Sports NonFiction/Biography - Juvenile - JSPT
Black, African-American Interest - M-BLK
Audience Notes J
For grades 4-7. NLS/BPH
Publication Info (AMI, recording studio). 2005 (AMI, recording studio).
Original Publication Recorded from: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2002. 0803726619
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