Nine—year—old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first—ever girls' team forming in Yuba City, California. It's the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss Newman, Maria's teacher, is inspired by Babe Ruth and the All—American Girls' League to start a girls' softball team at their school.
Meanwhile, Maria's parents — Papi from India and Mamá from Mexico — can no longer protect their children from prejudice and from the discriminatory laws of the land. When the family is on the brink of losing their farm, Maria must decide if she has what it takes to step up and find her voice in an unfair world.
In this fascinating middle grade novel, award—winning author Uma Krishnaswami sheds light on a little—known chapter of American history set in a community whose families made multicultural choices before the word had been invented.
UMA KRISHNASWAMI is the author of more than twenty books for young readers. She teaches in the low—residency MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults, Vermont College of Fine Arts. Born in New Delhi, India, Krishnaswami now lives and writes in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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