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Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream

By Crystal Hubbard

Illustrated by Randy DuBurke

9781584302438


If there was anything in the world better than playing baseball, Marcenia Lyle didn't know what it was. As a young girl in the 1930s, she chased down fly balls and stole bases, and dreamed of one day playing professional ball.

With spirit, spunk, and a great passion for the sport, Marcenia struggled to overcome the objections of family, friends, and coaches, who felt a girl had no place in the field. When she finally won a position in a baseball summer camp sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals, Marcenia was on her way to catching her dream.

Full of warmth and youthful energy, Catching the Moon is the story of the girl who grew up to become the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team. Readers everywhere will be inspired by her courage to dream and determination to succeed.

Awards
Storytelling World Honor Award
Stories for Young Listeners
Storytelling World

Children's Books of the Year
Bank Street College Children's Book Committee

2006 Amelia Bloomer Project
Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association (ALA)

2006-07 Florida State Award Masterlist
Florida Reading Association

Interest Level
Grades 1 - 5
Reading Level
Grades 3 - 4
Themes
Biography, African/African American Interest, Breaking Gender Barriers, Dreams & Aspirations, Self Esteem/Identity, Sports, Poverty, Sports History
About the Creators

Crystal Hubbard is a sports buff and full-time writer. Her children’s books have received honors such as Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Books of the Year and ALA’s Amelia Bloomer Project. Hubbard lives in Missouri with her husband and their four children. You can visit her on the web at crystalhubbard.com.

Randy DuBurke is a full-time artist, whose work has appeared in books for young readers, DC and Marvel comics, The New York Times, and MAD magazine. A native of Brooklyn, New York, DuBurke now lives in Switzerland with his wife and their two sons. His Web site is randyduburke.com.

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