Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings by Deborah Hopkinson. Honor Book for Younger Children, 2004.
Subject/Theme: Ages 6 to 8, Ages 9 to 12, Approaching life with self-confidence and strength, Award Year 2004, Era Early 1900’s, HC Alta Weiss, Identity White American, Overcoming prejudice, Promoting an understanding of the role of women in society gender roles the need to overcome gender stereotypes what are healthy courageous role models of both males and females, Thinking creatively and humanely about injustice and conflict past or present real or fictionalized, Women’s rights-Overcoming sexism-Women’s roles, Young people as activists, Young people’s participation in creative solutions to the problems of war social injustice racism sexism homophobia ageism and/or concerns of the physically challenged
Illustrated by Terry Widener
Illustrated by Terry Widener