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Diamond Ruby : a novel / Joseph Wallace.

Title
Diamond Ruby : a novel / Joseph Wallace.
Author
Wallace, Joseph E.
Publication
New York : Touchstone, c2010.

Holdings

Details

Description
464 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
In early twentieth century Brooklyn, Ruby endures many hardships including the flu epidemic, the death of family members, and even starvation, until her pitching talents open new opportunities in the changing world of sports for women.
Subject
  • Baseball > Fiction
  • Baseball stories
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Fiction
  • Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction
  • Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 > Fiction
  • Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 > Juvenile fiction
  • Sex role > Fiction
  • Sex role > Juvenile fiction
  • Survival > Fiction
  • Survival > Juvenile fiction
Note
  • Includes Touchstone reading group guide.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 9781439160053 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1439160058 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781439166314 (ebook)
  • 1439166315 (ebook)
LCCN
^^2009021565