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Basketball belles : how two teams and one scrappy player put women's hoops on the map

by Macy, Sue.

Format: Print Book 2011
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Summary
Raised on a cattle ranch, Agnes Morley was sent to Stanford University to learn to be a lady. Yet in no time she exchanged her breeches and spurs for bloomers and a basketball, and in April 1896 she made history. In a heart-pounding game against the University of California at Berkeley, Agnes led her team to victory in the first-ever intercollegiate women's basketball game, bringing national attention to women's basketball.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "*Starred Review* There are plenty of books about basketball and some good ones about women's firsts. This one, though, does a particularly great job of putting the two themes together as it introduces Agnes Morely and her teammates, who played in the first all-female intercollegiate basketball game. Macy uses Agnes' first-person narrative to great advantage, bringing readers right into the young woman's world from the first line: Nobody can ever accuse me of being a girly-girl. Raised on a New Mexico ranch, Agnes begins playing basketball at Stanford, and she takes part in the historic game between Stanford and Berkeley in 1896. The sprightly text gives the game's details, but it is Collins' fabulous, in-your-face paintings that bring the palpable excitement home. From the energetic cover to the spread of four girls scrambling over a basketball on the court to the final images of the Stanford team jumping and screaming in celebration, the art amplifies the action. Collins adds clever details that contribute to the you-are-there feeling, such as scenes of running legs and a janitor on a ladder fixing the hoop. The author's note and time line add depth to a book that's both fun and informative.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2010 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "In this rousing picture book, Macy and Collins take readers to the (very) early days of women's basketball through the eyes of Agnes Morley, who offers a play-by-play account of an 1896 game between Stanford and Berkeley-the first ever between two women's basketball teams. Agnes's first-person account is laced with information about how the game was played at the time, as well as her confident inner thoughts ("I think that a lady can be tough and strong as well as refined and polite"). Whether Agnes is wrangling with a calf on her family's ranch or diving for a loose ball, her determination shines through in Collins's dynamic, painterly digital spreads. Ages 6-10. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
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Additional Information
Subjects Cleaveland, Agnes Morley, -- 1874-1958 -- Juvenile literature.
Cleaveland, Agnes Morley, -- 1874-1958.
Basketball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women basketball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women pioneers -- New Mexico -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Sports -- Biography.
Basketball players.
Women -- Biography.
Pioneers.
Publisher New York :Holiday House,2011
Edition 1st ed.
Contributors Collins, Matt.
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 9780823421633 (hardcover) :
0823421635 (hardcover)
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