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
Scanlon, Liz Garton & Audrey Vernick. The World's Best Class Plant. Putnam, 2023. Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao. .
Awards "Awards." audreyvernick.com. Accessed August 29, 2022. California Young Reader Medal (2015 for Brothers at Bat, illustrated by Steven Salerno) Amelia Bloomer Book (2017, for The Kid From Diamond Street) ALA.org » AWARDSGRANTS » The Kid From Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton. American Library Association. Accessed August 29, 2022.
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