01257cam a2200289 a 4500 2431 20250512154008.0 9780545522700 DLC DLC DLC eng PZ7.J629 426 Johnson, Angela 1961- Just like Josh Gibson / written by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Beth Peck New York : Scholastic, 2004 30 unnumbered pages : Color illustrations ; 28 cm S Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors. In a poignant 790 Lexile S Raz-Plus Sex role Fiction. Baseball Fiction. Grandmothers Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Peck, Beth illustrator 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 0 2431 2431 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC 001 001 ATKSF 2023-12-13 0 JOH Fic PZ7.J629 FIS02085 2023-12-07 10:32:43 2 2023-12-13 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC 002 002 SBS 2023-12-07 0 JOH Fic PZ7.J629 FISBK05703 2023-12-07 10:38:56 1 2023-12-07 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC 002 002 SBS 2025-04-22 0 JOH Fic PZ7.J629 2025-1072 2025-04-22 12:35:19 3 2025-04-22 BK