Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
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Description
Description
The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.
If there was anything in the world better than playing baseball, Marcenia Lyle didn't know what it was. As a young girl in the 1930s, she chased down fly balls and stole bases, and dreamed of one day playing professional ball.
With spirit, spunk, and a great passion for the sport, Marcenia struggled to overcome the objections of family, friends, and coaches, who felt a girl had no place in the field. When she finally won a position in a baseball summer camp sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals, Marcenia was on her way to catching her dream.
Full of warmth and youthful energy, Catching the Moon is the story of the girl who grew up to become the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team. Readers everywhere will be inspired by her courage to dream and determination to succeed.
About the Author
About the Author
Crystal Hubbard is a full-time writer and former sports journalist. Her Lee & Low titles The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby, Catching the Moon: The Story of A Young Girl's Baseball Dreams, and Game, Set, Match: Champion Arthur Ashe have been recognized with several honors, including being named to Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year and the ALA's Amelia Bloomer Project. Hubbard lives in Missouri with her family. You can find her on Twitter at @XstalBooks.
Randy DuBurke is a full-time artist, whose work has appeared in books for young readers, DC and Marvel comics, The New York Times, and MAD magazine. A native of Brooklyn, New York, DuBurke now lives in Switzerland with his wife and their two sons. His website is randyduburke.com.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"This account of the talent and determination fueling [Marcenia Lyle's] eventual success in the Negro Leagues (as Toni Stone) is vigorously told. Even better are DuBurke's paintings depicting Marcenia lunging for a ball and tearing around the bases." -- The Horn Book
"Much like its winsome, pigtailed heroine, this heartwarming picture book will inspire and engage dreamers young and old." -- School Library Journal
Amelia Bloomer Book List - American Library Association (ALA)
Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education
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