![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I love learning about women athletes and how they excelled at a sport that was dominated by men. It immediately went on my highly anticipating book list. Maybe because I have a fondness for baseball or maybe because I really enjoy Vernick's biographies, or maybe a little of both, I was excited to learn of this book. The creative team of Vernick and Salerno are back with another wonderful biography featuring a less commonly known player, Edith Houghton. Baseball is also about talented girls willing to work hard to play any way they can. Her story reminds us that baseball has never been about just men and boys. Though she was the smallest on the field, soon reporters were talking about “The Kid” and her incredible skill, and crowds were packing the stands to see her play. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women’s professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies. Nonfiction * Biography * Baseball * Women in SportsĪudrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghtonīy Audrey Vernick Illustrated by Steve Salerno ![]()
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