A review by cweichel
The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick

4.0

This book reminded me of conversations with an older generation as they shared memories of the good old days. In those days, baseball was the thing. They reminisced about plays and games - all of it played by mostly locals (boys and men) in the small town I grew up in. This is the story of a girl who grew up, in that time, mesmerized by the game. Edith Houghton was an amazing character. A girl who played professional baseball at the age of 10 in the beginning of the 1920s. A girl who traveled all the way to Japan to play baseball when she was still a young teenager. I enjoyed reading this book and learning about her but it merely scratches the surface of the history of women in baseball. It is a good start, but I want to know more! I want to know more about who supported her and challenges she had. I want to know more about the rest of the members of The Bobbies. I want to know more about other teams.