A Strong Right Arm
Subtitle: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Contributors: Mamie Johnson (Introduction)
Publisher: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Published: March 2004
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780606296670
Subjects: Sports & Recreation - Baseball; Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage; Biography & Autobiography - People of Color; Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
First sentence: Mama never mentioned it, but I'm sure I musta been born with a baseball in my hand, its smooth white skin curving into my tiny brown palm.