Girl Wonder : A Baseball Story in Nine Innings

Deborah Hopkinson

ISBN 10: 0689833008 / ISBN 13: 9780689833007

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0689833008I4N00

Synopsis:

Did you ever hear

the story

of the

Girl Wonder?

Alta Weiss was born to play baseball, simple as that. From the age of two, when she hurls a corncob at a pesky tomcat, folks in her small Ohio town know one thing for sure: She may be a girl, but she's got some arm.

When she's seventeen, Alta hears about a semipro team, the Independents. Here's her big chance! But one look at Alta's long skirts tells Coach all he needs to know -- girls can't play baseball!

Faster than you can say "strike out!," Alta's convinced him to give her a chance. And so with the crowd buzzing and the big game up to her, Alta steps up to the pitcher's mound, determined to prove everybody wrong.

Inspired by the life of pioneering female baseball player Alta Weiss, and dramatized by Terry Widener's bold illustrations, Girl Wonder tells the unforgettable story of a true American original.

About the Author: Deborah Hopkinson is an award-winning author whose books include Under the Quilt of Night, the Prairie Skies series, Fannie in the Kitchen, and A Band of Angels, winner of the Golden Kite Award. Deborah grew up a Boston Red Sox fan. When her children were young, she spent many hours on the sidelines of ball fields. This story was inspired by her daughter, Rebekah, a former all-star softball pitcher.

Ms. Hopkinson lives in Walla Walla, Washington. Visit her on the World Wide Web at www.deborahhopkinson.com.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Girl Wonder : A Baseball Story in Nine ...
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Widener, Terry
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket