Seventeen-year-old Ruby Thomas, newly responsible for her two young
nieces after a devastating tragedy, is determined to keep her
family safe in the vast, swirling world of 1920s New York City.
She's got street smarts, boundless determination, and one unusual
skill: the ability to throw a ball as hard as the greatest pitchers
in a baseball-mad city.
From Coney Island sideshows to the brand-new Yankee Stadium,
"Diamond Ruby "chronicles the extraordinary life and times of a
girl who rises from utter poverty to the kind of renown only the
Roaring Twenties can bestow. But her fame comes with a price, and
Ruby must escape a deadly web of conspiracy and threats from
Prohibition rumrunners, the Ku Klux Klan, and the gangster
underworld.
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Diamond Ruby ""is the exciting tale of a forgotten piece of
baseball's heritage, a girl who could throw with the best of them.
A real page-turner, based closely on a true story" (Kevin Baker,
author of "Strivers Row").
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