Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story
By Emily Arnold McCully
Edition
Top 10 Books for Youth 2015, Sports
2016 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers–Nonfiction
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, K–2
2016 CCBC Choices–Historical People, Places, and Events
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Biography and Memoir
By Emily Arnold McCully
Hardcover edition
Publisher Macmillan Imprint Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN9780374300074
Awards and Honors2016 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers–Nonfiction
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, K–2
2016 CCBC Choices–Historical People, Places, and Events
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Biography and Memoir
Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story
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In 1900, baseball was not a game for girls. But then there was Lizzie Murphy. “Even at six years old, Lizzie threw straight to [her brother’s] glove.” In 1918, she began playing professional ball. Author’s note. Sources. Photograph of Lizzie Murphy. Full-color illustrations.
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