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Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream

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Now in paperback, the real story of Marcenia Lyle, an African American girl who grew as much as turn out to be “Toni Stone,” the primary woman to play for a professional baseball team

One day within the 1930s, Marcenia and the boys she plays ball with learn that Gabby Street, a famous baseball manager, is scouting children for a baseball summer camp sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals. Eager to earn a place, Marcenia plays her perfect, but is discouraged when Mr. Street tells her there are no girls in his camp. Convinced that baseball is her destiny, Marcenia would possibly not surrender, in the end proving her skill and passion to Mr. Street and her dubious parents.

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