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Mighty Jackie The Strike-Out Queen

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ISBN-10: 0689863292

ISBN-13: 9780689863295

Edition: 2004

Authors: Marissa Moss, C. F. Payne, C. F. Payne

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For as long as she could remember, Jackie Mitchell's father had told Jackie she could be good at whatever she wanted, as long as she worked at it. Jackie worked at baseball. She worked hard. And before long Jackie could outplay anyone in her neighborhood -- even the boys. She had one pitch -- a wicked, dropping curve ball. But no seventeen-year-old girl could pitch against Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. It was unthinkable. Then on April 2, 1931, the New York Yankees stopped in Tennessee for an exhibition game against the Chattanooga Lookouts. And on that day Jackie Mitchell made baseball history. Marissa Moss tells a true story of determination and heroism, a gem of baseball history sure to…    
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Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date: 2/1/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 9.25" wide x 11.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Marissa Moss began as an illustrator of children's books. She is the author and illustrator of the Amelia series. She has written and illustrated more than 20 children's books including Amelia's Notebook, which was named a 1997 American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists book. Her other books include Regina's Big Mistake and Knick Knack Paddywack. My Notebook (with Help from Amelia) also won the 2000 Parent Council Outstanding Award Informational and Oh Boy, Amelia! won the 2001 Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award and the 2002 Children's Choice Award.

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