A Strong Right Arm The Story of Mamie Author:Michelle Y. Green She looks the batter in the eye. Sizes him up for a curve- or fastball. Stretches her 5'2" frame. And pops a surefire, windup, coming-right-at-ya pitch smack dab over the plate. One that lets the batter know that this "peanut of a girl" means business. — Fueled by her passion for the game and buoyed by the inspiration of Jackie... more » Robinson, Mamie Johnson is determined to be a professional baseball pitcher. From the time she insists on trying out for the all-male all-white Police Athletic League team until she becomes one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues, Mamie Johnson's life shows that courage -- and a fierce curveball -- can make a childhood dream come true.« less