The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton

Name: The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton
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Audrey Vernick

Mar 2016 · Sold by HarperCollins

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Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book biography about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women’s professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies. Though she was the smallest on the field, soon reporters were talking about “The Kid” and her incredible skill, and crowds were packing the stands to see her play. Her story reminds us that baseball has never been about just men and boys. Baseball is also about talented girls willing to work hard to play any way they can.

How does a ten-year-old girl earn a spot on a professional baseball team in the 1920s?

A True Story: Follow the incredible journey of Edith Houghton, who joined the Philadelphia Bobbies women’s baseball team when she was just ten years old.
Girls in Baseball: Discover a time when girls weren’t encouraged to play, and see how the player nicknamed “The Kid” helped change the game.
Women in Sports History: Travel back to the 1920s for a piece of little-known American sports history that will inspire young readers to follow their dreams.
Inspirational Picture Book: With captivating illustrations, this story reminds every reader that passion and hard work matter more than size or gender.

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About the author

Audrey Vernick is the author of more than a dozen books for young readers, including Is Your Buffalo Ready For Kindergarten? and Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team. She is also the coauthor of the middle grade novels Two Naomis and Naomis Too. She lives with her family near the ocean in New Jersey. Visit her online at audreyvernick.com

New York City–based Steven Salerno is the illustrator of nearly forty popular and award-winning picture books, five of which he also wrote, including Tim’s Goodbye; The Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America by Tziporah Cohen; and The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow. He is also the illustrator of the recent series of Madeline books, which he created in the classic style of Ludwig Bemelmans. Steven’s books have been named a New York Times Notable Book and a NCSS Notable Children's Book and have been awarded the IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Young Reader Medal, the Irma Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature, and the Garden State Book Award, among other accolades. Many have also been chosen as Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections and translated into languages around the world. Visit stevensalerno.com.

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