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Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 840L
Language
English
Description
Introduces Effa Manley, the first women inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, from her childhood in Philadelphia to her groundbreaking role as business manager and owner of the Newark Eagles baseball team.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
1300L
Language
English
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Description
"The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball"--
Before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, Black athletes played in the Negro Leagues, on teams coached by Black managers, cheered on by Black fans. Those leagues owed their existence and success to savvy businesspeople like Effa...
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