In a league of her own : a novel

In a league of her own A novel

Kaia Alderson

Book - 2024

"An ambitious Harlem woman's husband upends her social climbing when he buys a Negro Leagues baseball team and appoints her as the team's business manager. Overnight, Effa Manley goes from 125th Street's civil rights champion to an interloper in the boys' club that is professional baseball. Navigating her way through gentlemen's agreement contracts, the very public flirtatious antics of superstar Satchel Paige, and a sports world that would much rather see this woman back in her 'place' at home, Effa ultimately whips her team, the Newark Eagles, into the Negro Leagues Champions of 1946"--Provided by publisher.

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Subjects
Manley, Effa, > 1897-1981 > Fiction.
Newark Eagles (Baseball team) > Fiction.
Negro leagues > Fiction.
Baseball players > Fiction.
Women baseball team owners > Fiction.
Baseball team owners > Fiction.
Discrimination in sports > Fiction.
African American business enterprises > Fiction.
Baseball stories.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Sports fiction.
Genres
Historical fiction
Biographical fiction
Sports fiction
Published
New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2024]
Language
English
Main Author
Kaia Alderson (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
338 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780063228382
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Review by Booklist Review

As Effa Bush dreams of opening her own millinery shop in 1930s Harlem, she spends her evenings with neighbors watching the Yankees from an apartment building's rooftop. Despite wanting her independence, she marries businessman Abe Manley. With Abe's money backing her, she hopes to get that millinery shop up and running while also becoming acquainted with the high society that her new marriage affords her. Abe impulsively finds them another dream and asks her to run one of the first Negro League baseball teams. Managing a baseball team is hard enough, but being a woman and having her voice heard is quite another challenge. What Effa discovers is not that she wanted her own shop but that she wants power. She wants to be the boss, have her say, and become proud of her accomplishments. Baseball, it turns out, does that for her. A great read about the independence women have been striving for, a small lesson in Negro League baseball history, and a story about friendship and other relationships, perfect for fans of historical fiction featuring real-life heroines.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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