Basketball Belles: How Two Teams and One Scrappy Player Put Women’s Hoops on the Map

(Holiday House) The narrator of this picture book is Agnes Morley, who grew up working on her family’s ranch in New Mexico, and later made history playing in the first-ever women’s college basketball game. “Agnes’s first-person account is laced with information about how the game was played at the time, as well as her confident inner thoughts,” wrote Publishers Weekly. Macy’s books have been named ALA Notable Children’s Books, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, and Booklist Editors’ Choices.

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PAW's October 2026 cover, featuring a photo of a loaf of challah bread and the headline "The Braids That Bind."
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October 2026

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