The Journal of Biddy Owens: The Negro Leagues, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948 (My Name is America)

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Genre: Historical - General; Juvenile Historical Fiction; Children: Grades 4-6; People and Places - United States - African-American; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction; Juvenile Fiction; Children: Grades 3-4; Historical - United States - 20th Century; Fiction; Sports and Recreation - Baseball; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General; Birmingham Black Barons (Baseb; Negro Leagues; African Americans; Baseball;

Average Review: 4 stars

Review: The Best way vto learn about negro league baseball : I really like the book The Journal of Biddy Owens. It was about a boy from Birmingham Alabama at the age of 17 he was playing on a Negro league team called the Black Barons. They played on away team fields or their home field Rickwood. The Black Barons had to travel all around the United States to play against 11 different Negro league teams and some Rookie teams. There where some many talented ball players on the team and there was one who was the leader who is the second baseman named Piper. They where a very outgoing team like going to restaurants and meeting new people. The team mad it all the way to the championship. I liked the author because he used very descriptive words and the best was that he uses dates and not chapters. I would recommend this book because it was very well written and descriptive.