num_pages: 32
description: Amy's dad is away, fighting in World War II, and her mama must take a job. But it's no ordinary job--Amy's mother becomes a baseball player in the first professional women's league! Amy cheers louder than anyone at all of the home games. And while Mama's team travels, Amy works on a secret project--a surprise for her dad when he is finally back home.With warmhearted, historically based text and lush illustrations, award-winning author David A. Adler and talented new artist Chris O'Leary bring to life the soaring spirit of the 1940s. Featured in the major motion picture A League of Their Own , the All-American Girls Professional League helped women prove that no war could stop the great game of baseball.An author's note provides historical context for the era.
language: English
title: Mama Played Baseball
titlecomplete: Mama Played Baseball
genres: Family, Gender, World War II, Sports, Childrens, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Baseball
ratings_count: 186
publisher: Clarion Books