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

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Author(s)	Michelle Y. Green
Illustrator(s)	Kadir Nelson
Age Group	8-12
Publisher	Puffin
ISBN	978-0142400722
Year	2004

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.

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