Audrey Vernick is an American children's book author whose works include many featuring lesser-known figures in baseball history, including Larry Doby, Edith Houghton, Effa Manley, Max Patkin, and the Acerra brothers.
Selected works
[edit]- Scanlon, Liz Garton & Audrey Vernick. The World's Best Class Plant. Putnam, 2023. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. ISBN 9780525516354.
Awards
[edit]- California Young Reader Medal (2015 for Brothers at Bat, illustrated by Steven Salerno)[2]
- Amelia Bloomer Book (2017, for The Kid From Diamond Street) [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Awards." audreyvernick.com. Accessed August 29, 2022.
- ^ "California Young Reader Medal Nominees and Winners List". CYRM (at google.docs). Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ ALA.org » AWARDSGRANTS » The Kid From Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton. American Library Association. Accessed August 29, 2022.
