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LocationOakland
Call NoE SPORTS BASEBALL
TitleAnybody's game : Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball / Heather Lang ; pictures by Cecilia Puglesi.
AuthorLang, Heather, author.
Barcode527785
CollectionEasy Sports
Summary"In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League, but an unwritten rule kept girls from trying out. So she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname "Tubby." She made the team--and inspired future generations. An inspiring and suspenseful story about what it means to want to do something so badly you're willing to break the rules--and how, sometimes, breaking the rules can lead to change"-- ""The true story of Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston, who became the first girl to play Little League baseball"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher. Provided by publisher.
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LocationStatusBarcodeCall NoCollectionShelf LocCirc Status
Oakland 527785E SPORTS BASEBALLEasy Sports Available

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780807503799 (hardback)
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 796.357092 B 23
Other Classification Number JNF054010 JNF007120 JNF054000 bisacsh
Personal Name Lang, Heather, author.
Title Statement Anybody's game : Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball / Heather Lang ; pictures by Cecilia Puglesi.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2018.
Physical Description 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier
Summary, Etc. ""The true story of Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston, who became the first girl to play Little League baseball"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
Summary, Etc. "In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League, but an unwritten rule kept girls from trying out. So she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname "Tubby." She made the team--and inspired future generations. An inspiring and suspenseful story about what it means to want to do something so badly you're willing to break the rules--and how, sometimes, breaking the rules can lead to change"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name Massar, Kathryn Johnston, Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women. bisacsh
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General. bisacsh
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Women baseball players United States Biography Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Little League baseball United States Juvenile literature.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball. bisacsh
Added Entry, Personal Name Puglesi, Cecilia, illustrator.