Johnson, Angela 1961- creator Peck, Beth illustrator text New York Scholastic 2004 monographic 30 unnumbered pages : Color illustrations ; 28 cm 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 S 790 Lexile S Raz-Plus written by Angela Johnson, illustrated by Beth Peck Sex role Fiction Baseball Fiction Grandmothers Fiction African Americans Fiction PZ7.J629 426 9780545522700 DLC 20250512154008.0 2431 eng