Terry Widener

When Willie Mays was a boy, he kept his ears pressed against the radio listening to professional baseball and the play of Joe DiMaggio. He wanted desperately to play pro-ball but was not allowed to because he was a Negro and brown skinned people were not allowed to play with white skinned people. But there were many other Negro men who loved the game and formed their own league. Willie eventually joined them and even there he excelled above everyone...

In the summer of 1941, Yankee center fielder Joe DiMaggio and his favorite bat, Betsy Ann, begin the longest hitting streak in baseball history. But when Betsy Ann goes missing, will DiMaggio keep hitting? Set on the brink of World War II, this is a spellbinding account of a sports story that united the country and made DiMaggio a hero, at a time when one was profoundly needed. Barb Rosenstock's action-packed text and Terry Widener's powerful illustrations...