Girl Named Dan
Girl Named Dan
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Girl Named Dan

Written by Dandi Daley Mackall & illustrated by Renee Graef
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6 - 9
Reading age
32
Page count
650L
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May 1, 2008
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Ten-year-old Dandi (affectionately called “Dan” by family and friends) lives and breathes baseball. She may not be a fence buster but she can “hit ‘em where they ain’t” in the neighborhood pick-up games. The boys know she’s a contender. And there’s no bigger fan of the 1961 Kansas City A’s. So when Charlie Finley, the A’s new owner, announces an essay contest to get batboys, there’s no doubt Dandi will enter the contest. Dandi not only enters the contest–her essay wins! However, her joy is short-lived when the contest officials enforce the For Boys Only rule. Long before the boundary-breaking ruling of Title IX, young women across the country used grit and determination to prove that barriers of gender have no place on a level playing field. Dandi Daley Mackall’s true-life story gives voice and testament to the spirit of these young sports pioneers.Dandi Daley Mackall conducts writing workshops across the United States and speaks at numerous conferences and young author events. She was an instructor at Highlights and taught novel writing for the Institute for Children’s Literature. Her most recent Sleeping Bear Press book is Rudy Rides the Rails. Dandi lives in West Salem, Ohio. Renée Graef is well known as the illustrator for the “Kirsten” books in the American Girl children’s book collection. She has also illustrated many books in the My First Little House series. Her books with Sleeping Bear Press include Paul Bunyan’s Sweetheart and B is for Bookworm: A Library Alphabet. Renée lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781585363513
    Publication Date
    May 1, 2008
    Publisher
    Sleeping Bear Press
    Page Count
    32
    Reading Age
    6 - 9 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2007036615
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    174138790
    Lexile® Level
    650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    122505
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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