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<p><P>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 dominated by white men, there is no place for a black woman. Mamie doesn't give up&#151; from the time she insists on trying out for the all-male, all-white Police Athletic League team until she realizes her dream and becomes one of only 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.</p><h3>Joy Frerichs - Alan Review</h3><p>Dreams enable a person to reach goals, and that is what happened to Mamie Peanut Johnson, a 5'2, 98 pound Black girl who dared to cross the boundaries of gender and race. In elementary school, Mamie had the spunk and tenacity to become the first girl to integrate a local baseball league team. At seventeen, she became one of three women who played professional baseball, becoming a pitcher for the Indianapolis Clowns, a Negro League team. Laced with such historical names as Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson, the reader learns of these famous African-Americans, and others who helped break

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Author

Green, Michelle Y.

Publisher

Puffin Books

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780142400722

Category

children's

Subjects

Anthropology, Children'S, Social_sciences

Rating

3.77 / 5 (353 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14