{"product_id":"girl-wonder-a-baseball-story-in-nine-innings-9781416913931","title":"Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired by the life of pioneering female baseball player Alta Weiss, and dramatized by Terry Widener's bold illustrations, \u003ci\u003e Girl Wonder \u003c\/i\u003etells the unforgettable story of a true American original.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlta 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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  But faster than you can say \"strike out,\" Alta proves him wrong: Girls \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e play baseball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Hopkinson is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, including \u003ci\u003eSweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the International Literacy Association Award; \u003ci\u003eGirl Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Great Lakes Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eApples to Oregon\u003c\/i\u003e, a Junior Library Guild Selection. She received the 2003 Washington State Book Award for \u003ci\u003eUnder the Quilt of Night.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Oregon. Visit her online at DeborahHopkinson.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTerry Widener is an award-winning illustrator whose picture books include \u003ci\u003eLou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man\u003c\/i\u003e by David A. Adler, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, and \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle\u003c\/i\u003e, also by David A. Adler, a Junior Library Guild Selection. He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003ePeg and the Whale\u003c\/i\u003e by Kenneth Oppel and \u003ci\u003eIf the Shoe Fit\u003c\/i\u003e by Gary Soto. Mr. Widener lives with his wife and three children in McKinney, Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504390869266,"sku":"9781416913931","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca4cf065-50bd-4129-b2e6-d0516862f1e9.jpg?v=1730818515","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/girl-wonder-a-baseball-story-in-nine-innings-9781416913931","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}