num_pages: 40
description: Inspired by the life of pioneering female baseball player Alta Weiss, and dramatized by Terry Widener’s bold illustrations, Girl Wonder tells the unforgettable story of a true American original.Alta Weiss was born to play baseball, simple as that. From the age of two, when she hurls a corncob at a pesky tomcat, folks in her small Ohio town know one thing for She may be a girl, but she’s got some arm.When she’s seventeen, Alta hears about a semipro team, the Independents. Here’s her big chance! But one look at Alta’s long skirts tells Coach all he needs to know—girls can’t play baseball! But faster than you can say “strike out,” Alta proves him Girls can play baseball!
language: English
title: Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings
titlecomplete: Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings
characters: Alta Weiss Hisrich
genres: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical, Childrens, Picture Books, Sports, Baseball
ratings_count: 204
places: Ohio
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Picture Book
publisher: Aladdin