Baseball's Leading Lady : Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues
Author: Williams, Andrea
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.8
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
51433
Points per Word
0.000194
Page Count
328
Points per Page
0.030488
Description
The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball. Themes include racism set in historical context.