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The Resource Anybody's game : Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball, Heather Lang ; illustrations by Cecilia Puglesi

Anybody's game : Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball, Heather Lang ; illustrations by Cecilia Puglesi

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Summary
  • "In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League, but an unwritten rule kept girls from trying out. So she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname "Tubby." She made the team--and inspired future generations. An inspiring and suspenseful story about what it means to want to do something so badly you're willing to break the rules--and how, sometimes, breaking the rules can lead to change"--
  • ""The true story of Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston, who became the first girl to play Little League baseball"--Provided by publisher"--
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eng
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Anybody's game : Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball
Title
Anybody's game
Title remainder
Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball
Statement of responsibility
Heather Lang ; illustrations by Cecilia Puglesi
Title variation
Anybodys game
Title variation remainder
Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League, but an unwritten rule kept girls from trying out. So she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname "Tubby." She made the team--and inspired future generations. An inspiring and suspenseful story about what it means to want to do something so badly you're willing to break the rules--and how, sometimes, breaking the rules can lead to change"--
  • ""The true story of Kathryn "Tubby" Johnston, who became the first girl to play Little League baseball"--Provided by publisher"--
Summary
In 1950, Kathryn Johnston's love of baseball leads her to subvert the unwritten rule about girls not being able to try out for Little League by cutting off her hair and assuming the nickname "Tubby."
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Illustration
Biography type
individual biography
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10624774
Cataloging source
DLC
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Lang, Heather
Dewey number
  • 796.357092
  • 920
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
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600
Literary form
non fiction
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  • 2
  • 4
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Puglesi, Cecilia
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True
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  • Massar, Kathryn Johnston
  • Women baseball players
  • Little League baseball
Target audience
juvenile
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Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball
Label
Anybody's game : Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball, Heather Lang ; illustrations by Cecilia Puglesi
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
000061312142
Extent
pages cm.
Isbn
9780807503799
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2017037414
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1036844775
Label
Anybody's game : Kathryn Johnston, the first girl to play little league baseball, Heather Lang ; illustrations by Cecilia Puglesi
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
000061312142
Extent
pages cm.
Isbn
9780807503799
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2017037414
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1036844775

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