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Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for Indias independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.
Nine-year-old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first-ever girls team forming in Yuba City, California. Its the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss Newman, Marias teacher, is inspired by Babe Ruth and the All-American Girls League to start a girls softball team at their school.
Meanwhile, Marias 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.
Author: Uma Krishnaswami
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tu Books
Published: 05/15/2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781600602610
Language: English
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