{"product_id":"miss-mary-reporting-the-true-story-of-sportswriter-mary-garber-9781481401203","title":"Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A heartfelt, informative, and thoroughly engaging picture book biography.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom beloved author Sue Macy comes an illustrated biography of Mary Garber, one of the first female sports journalists in American history!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary Garber was a pioneering sports journalist in a time where women were rarely a part of the newspaper business. Women weren't even allowed to sit in the press boxes at sporting events, so Mary was forced to sit with the coaches' wives. But that didn't stop her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a time when African American sports were not routinely covered, Mary went to the games and wrote about them. Garber was a sportswriter for fifty-six years and was the first woman to receive the Associated Press Sports Editors' Red Smith Award, presented for major contributions in sports journalism. And now, every year the Association of Women in Sports Media presents the Mary Garber Pioneer Award in her honor to a role model for women in sports media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSue Macy is the acclaimed author of many books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eMiss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber\u003c\/i\u003e, which was on the Amelia Bloomer List and named a CBC\/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book, among many other accolades. Sue is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWheels of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChange: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBasketball Belles: How Two Teams and One Scrappy Player\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePut Women's Hoops on the Map\u003c\/i\u003e. A former editor at Scholastic, she lives in Englewood, New Jersey. Learn more at SueMacy.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eC. F. Payne has illustrated more than a dozen picture books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eMousetronaut \u003c\/i\u003eby astronaut Mark Kelly; the Texas Bluebonnet winner \u003ci\u003eShoeless Joe \u0026amp; Black Betsy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewritten by Phil Bildner; and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Remarkable Farkle McBride\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMicawber\u003c\/i\u003e, both by John Lithgow. He teaches at the Columbus College of Art \u0026amp; Design, where he is the chair of the Illustration Department. Payne lives with his wife and children in Cincinnati, Ohio. Visit him online at CFPayne.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676422410514,"sku":"9781481401203","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4549207d-df86-4e0b-816d-09eb2c6ee8d8.jpg?v=1733879324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/miss-mary-reporting-the-true-story-of-sportswriter-mary-garber-9781481401203","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}