Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings
Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings
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Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings

Written by Deborah Hopkinson & illustrated by Terry Widener
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6 - 9
Reading age
40
Page count
24
Words per page
570L
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Feb 1, 2006
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Inspired by the life of pioneering female baseball player Alta Weiss, and dramatized by Terry Widener’s bold illustrations, Girl Wonder tells the unforgettable story of a true American original. Alta Weiss was born to play baseball, simple as that. From the age of two, when she hurls a corncob at a pesky tomcat, folks in her small Ohio town know one thing for sure: She may be a girl, but she’s got some arm. When she’s seventeen, Alta hears about a semipro team, the Independents. Here’s her big chance! But one look at Alta’s long skirts tells Coach all he needs to know–girls can’t play baseball! But faster than you can say “strike out,” Alta proves him wrong: Girls can play baseball!

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781416913931
    Publication Date
    February 1, 2006
    Publisher
    Aladdin Paperbacks
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    24
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    6 - 9 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    990047052
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    64398728
    Lexile® Level
    570L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~O
    ATOS® Book Level
    3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    66891
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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