Mone davis book signing saturday in center city the. Whether youre a local, new in town, or just passing through, youll be sure to find something on eventbrite that piques your interest. Just in case you dont know whom im talking about, im referring to mone davis, the remarkable sports phenom from north philadelphia whose book, mone davis remember my name. For mone davis, a social awakening and a commitment to hampton mone davis, a 5foot5 guard, excels in multiple sports, but has committed to play softball at. The yearold righthanded pitcher has redefined what it. My story from first pitch to game change book signing details 32115 2. Mone will have a book signing at the rittenhouse square. The book is a memoir about her life as a pitcher, and its geared. What i learned from mone davis about girls, sports and. In the beginning of the book, mone and helper author hilary beard talk about mone as a small child. Children line up to see world series star mone davis in. Philadelphiabased writer hilary beard is coauthor of. Mone davis sad about uconn ncaa violation aol news.
Forums celebrity alley celebrity news and gossip paparazzi alley. Mone davis turning 14 during civic rights barnstorming tour with anderson monarchs. Mone davis, the star behind this past years little league world series talked to hhs1987 at her book signing. Baseball star mone davis poses up for a photoshoot in her pennsylvania bedroom as she insists she wont let fame go to her head. Mone davis, little league sensation, will be making an appearance to sign copies of mone davis. Money opportunities for mone davis are sizable but. I ts been nearly five years since philadelphiabred sports phenom mone davis took the world by storm and made history by becoming the first african ame. My story from first pitch to game changer book signing. Mone davis makes a pitch for keeping the fun in sports the. For mone davis, a social awakening and a commitment to. Mone davis holds a book signing at barnes and nobles mone davis spent time with her fans in philadelphia on saturday, where she signed copies of her book, mone davis. Mone will have a book signing at the rittenhouse square barnes and noble saturday starting at 2.
Mone davis talks her new book, new sneaker, being a role. Mone davis knows what it is like to be in maddy frekings shoes. Mone described what an average day is like in her shoes. Mones story is one of determination, hard work, and an incredible fastball. In 2015, teams nationwide reported a fiftypercent increase in girls signing up to play. The book on mones life just hit the shelves and shes created a watch. My story from first pitch to game change book signing. My story from first pitch to game changer, she goes through what it was like to play in the little. Mone davis has star power on and off the field aol news. Mone davis stepped into the marble hallways of the library of congress on thursday night and gave little thought to her place in baseball history, although there were so many reminders of why.
New york yankees captain derek jeter embarked upon a farewell tour in his 20th and final season. By alexis shaw to say that mone davis has taken the sports world by storm is an understatement. Mone davis poses up for seventeen photoshoot in her. Mone davis adds author to impressive resume cbs philly. I end every show with an editorial on one pressing and personal cultural topic. Mone davis hits a triple with book, sneaker, movie deal. With an 8page fullcolor photo insert, this memoir celebrates our fascination with baseball in a story of triumph to be shared with generations of young athletes to come. Mone davis attends book signing event 321 lipstick alley. Mone davis hits a triple with book, sneaker, movie deal 6abc. One of the most interesting things about the bookand about mone herselfis. Davis became the 18th girl to ever play in the little league world series in 2014, and this year freking became the first girl.
Former little league star mone davis prepares for college. My story from first pitch to game change book signing details. Mone davis signs copies of her new book after dcom. Until, that is, she tried to spend a quiet afternoon with two teammates in the rec room at the little league world series. Mone davis is a multisport athlete who also plays basketball and soccer, and is an honor roll student at her school in philadelphia. The book talks about mone davis, little league world series phenom adventures throughout her life. Mone davis asks to reinstate bloomsburg universitys joey. How did mone davis become an overnight sports sensation. This weeks editorial discusses little league star mone davis and the racialized sexism she faced while being called a slut by a college baseball player online. Mone davis called a slut, racialized sexism janet mock. Mone davis remember my name was a terrific book filled with baseball adventures and stories of an talented young girl. This is the amazing story of mone davis, the first girl to pitch a shutout and a winning game in the little league world series.
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