Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092
EAN: 9780142400722
ISBN: 0142400726
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: March 08, 2004
Publisher: Puffin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 297943
Studio: Puffin

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Motivated by her love for the game and inspired by the legendary Jackie Robinson, Mamie Johnson is determined to be a professional baseball pitcher. But in a sport that’s dominated by white men, there is no place for a black woman. Mamie doesn’t give up— from the time she insists on trying out for the all-male, all-white Police Athletic League team until she realizes her dream and becomes one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues. Mamie Johnson’s life shows that with courage and perseverance one can overcome even the greatest challenges.




Rating: - An excellent Biography By NV from North Boulevard
This book I am reviewing is A Strong Right Arm. by Michelle Y. Green. I believe this book deserves five stars because it tells everything about Peanut Johnson and his struggles to play in the Major Leagues. This book is about one of the first African American baseball players to play baseball in 1948. The problem in the story is that the M.L.B won't let him play because the color of his skin. But after many protests and the fact that they already let Jackie Robinson play, they let him play. He was ... Read More

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Rating: - An excellent Biography By NV A Strong Right Arm
This book I am reviewing is A Strong Right Arm. by Michelle Y. Green. I believe this book deserves a five star because it tells everything about Peanut Johnson and his struggles to play in the Major Leagues. This book is about one of the first African American baseball players to play baseball in 1948. The problem in the story is that the M.L.B wont let him play because the color of his skin. But after many protests and the fact that they already let Jackie Robinson play. He was really excited to play. ... Read More

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Rating: - A Strong Right Arm
A Strong Right Arm is a great book for discrimination and black history month. The author Michelle Y Green also puts a lot of good voice in this book. This book is about discrimination on Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. This book keeps you feeling like you're in a baseball game. This book isn't old Mamie is, though it probably took place in between 1940's- 1950's or something like that. Mamie is a great star she is actually better than people estimate her for. Thank you!

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Rating: - Mamie's Dream
You don't have to like baseball to read "A Strong Right Arm". This book is not just about baseball. This book is about what happened in the life of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. When she played baseball it was hard for her at that time because she was Black and a woman. During the time of Segregation, Black people couldn't play baseball in the majors so they played for the Negro League. Mamie followed her dream and became one of the first women to play baseball on a men's team. What this book is trying ... Read More

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Rating: - A Strong Baseball Player
This book was about a girl that always dreamt of becoming a baseball player. Her dream was to play on a national baseball team. During Segregation, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson couldn't use the water fountains or bathrooms because she was Black. She always had to go through back doors but she still never gave up on her dream. I thought this was very cruel for Black people because they should be treated the same.
In the book, Mamie Johnson said, " Thanks to Jackie Robinson I was one step closer to ... Read More

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