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Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story
By MCCULLY, Emily Arnold
- ISBN
- 9780374300074
- Publisher
- Farrar Margaret Ferguson Bks.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 1–3—McCully takes a brief look at the career of Lizzie Murphy, the first woman to play in a major-league exhibition game and the first person to play on the New England and American leagues' all-star teams. This story begins in 1900 in Warren, RI, when Murphy's father, who played amateur baseball, declared her a natural at age six. Murphy played catch with her brother, Henry, who was on a local team, but she wanted to play first base. Though her mother voiced the prevailing sentiment of the day ("'It's not a ga...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on February 1, 2015
Using the classic struggle between the underdog and the powerful, McCully introduces Lizzie Murphy, who, at the beginning of the twentieth century, parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. Lizzie's childhood and teen years take center field: she demonstrates her early skills in throwing, catching, and hitting; her love of the game; and a dogged persistence that leads to playing on two amateur boys' teams. At age eighteen, she seizes an o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the early twentieth century, Lizzie Murphy parlays her love for baseball into a successful career. At eighteen, she seizes an opportun...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
