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Just Like Josh Gibson
Written by Angela Johnson
Reviewed by Vindia Robinson, age 11
Recently, I read a book called Just Like Josh Gibson, written by
Angela Johnson. It was about a little girl and her grandma, who she
called ‘Grandmamma’. When Grandmamma was a little girl, she loved
baseball. Her grandfather was a baseball player and he introduced her to
the game.
Grandmamma always wanted to play baseball, but she
couldn’t because she was a girl. Back in those times girls were not
supposed to play sports with the boys. So she just sat on the side and
watched the boys play imagining she was on the field playing, just like
Josh Gibson.
But one day, Grandmamma got the chance she had
been waiting for when the All-Stars, the baseball team her cousins
played for, was short a player. Grandmamma was finally able to play
baseball with the boys. When she played, she played hard. She ended up
hitting the ball a mile out of the park that day. At the end of the
book, Grandmamma handed a baseball to her granddaughter, as a symbol to
keep the tradition of baseball alive in their family.
I
recommend this book to elementary school kids because it’s such an easy
read. But anyone who likes the game of baseball would enjoy it. This
book is inspirational because it encourages boys and girls not to give
up on their dreams no matter the obstacles they encounter.
You can learn about the great baseball player Josh Gibson here
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