From School Library Journal
Grade 3-7-- fun book full of drama, excitement, suspense, and life lessons all wrapped around a baseball game, set in the early 1900s. In this second story about Rosie, the spunky 12-year-old has been unsuccessful at making friends since her move from New York City. She spends much of her free time working as an usher in one of her father's nickelodeons, disguised as a boy. When her brother Abe's baseball team, the Chavarims, comes up a player short for an important game, Rosie fills in since she plays as well as the boys. The game between the Russian Jewish team and the Tigers, who are German Jews, has many tense situations and a variety of characters and personalities. Rosie succeeds at fooling everyone until an outstanding play results in an excited tumble and her cap comes off, exposing the braid pinned up underneath. Throughout, Coach Kobrinsky helps her face many challenges, including bullies, trying to concentrate on the game, and choosing the right thing to do. The lively writing captures the blow-by-blow events of the game and provides quick action and easy-to-follow dialogue. Some interesting historical information, including the limitations placed on girls at the time, adds much food for thought.--Susan Shaver, Hemingford Public Schools, NE
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Award-winning author Carol Matas takes us—and our favourite redhead, Rosie—to Chicago in 1910, in book two of the Rosie series. New to Chicago, Rosie’s having a tough time making friends and blending in. But she hardly has time, since she’s working as an usher in her father’s nickelodeon after school. Meanwhile, her brother Abe is becoming very involved in baseball. All he can talk about is the rivalry between the Tigers, a team of German Jews, and the Chavarim, a team of Russian Jews. When the Chavarim’s best player gets hurt with only one more deciding game left in the season, the team’s in a bind—and they need help, fast! Rosie’s brother suggests that she should volunteer to take the player’s place, disguised as a boy. She has a stronger arm than most boys, after all. Playing with the all-male Chavarim is way out of Rosie’s league—and bullies on the other team and on the sidelines only make things harder. But fortunately nothing can stop this girl, not even the fame that’s coming her way. (March 2004)
