| A Girl Named Dan Contributor(s): Mackall, Dandi Daley (Author), Graef, Renée (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1585363510 ISBN-13: 9781585363513 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: 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 pickup 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007036615 |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Series: Picture Books |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 9.25" W x 11.1" (1.00 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1960's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 122505 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 pickup 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. |