Catching the moon

 Theme:

Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream is appropriate for children of all ages. Summary: Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream is the true story of Marcenia Lyle, a young African American girl who grew up to become the first woman to play professional baseball.

Story setting:

Place:

There are many different places in the story, Marcenia Lyle’s house,The summer camp, St. Louis Cardinals.

Time: During  the 1930’s.

Story ID:

The ending :

Marcenia doesn’t give up on her dream, and when a baseball scout for the St. Louis Cardinals comes to recruit kids for camp, Marcenia shows him what she is capable of! Author Crystal Hubbard and illustrator Randy Duburke do justice to the amazing story of an amazing girl who grew up to become Tori Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball.

Characters :

 Marcenia Lyle: a girl with a big dream, she challenged every thing to achieve her dream.

Marcenia Lyle’s father: realistic man doesn’t believe in his daughter’s dream

My opinion:

This story is a great story to read , it is a bout how to challenge every things to achieve your dream. every dream might seem hard and imposable to achieve. but if you believe in yourself and in your dream. The story gives you a push to achieve  your dream.

plot

If there was anything in the world better than playing baseball, Marcenia Lyle didn’t know what it was. As a young girl in the 1930s, she chased down fly balls and stole bases, and dreamed of one day playing professional ball. With spirit, spunk, and a great passion for the sport, Marcenia struggled to overcome the objections of family, friends, and coaches, who felt a girl had no place in the field. When she finally won a position in a baseball summer camp sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals, Marcenia was on her way to catching her dream. Full of warmth and youthful energy, Catching the Moon is the story of the girl who grew up to become the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team. Readers everywhere will be inspired by her courage to dream and determination to succeed.