Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award
2007 Master List
Sponsored by the
Illinois School Library Media Association
2007 Nominee: Mighty Jackie: The
Strike-out Queen
In
1931, seventeen-year-old Jackie Mitchell pitches against Babe Ruth and
Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game, becoming the first professional
female pitcher in baseball history.
Author:
Marissa Moss
- Research other famous women who played baseball.
- Jackie, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig all had nicknames. What do they mean? How well do they fit? Do you or any of your friends have nicknames?
- Draw a picture about the story and write a letter to one of the people in the story.
- Design a baseball card for Jackie Mitchell.
- What if the baseball comissioner had not made Jackie quit?
- Play baseball at recess or in PE.
Brave Harriett by Marissa Moss
Mama Played Baseball by David A. Adler
Players in Pigtails by Shana Corey
Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings by Deborah Hopkinson
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship by Doreen Rappaport and Lyndall Callan
The Girls of Summer
More about Jackie Mitchell
Sports Article of the Actual Game!
2007 Nominee Resources