{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Megan Smith","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/megan-smith\/","title":"Interview with Author Michelle Houts","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"srO540JwKl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/interview-with-author-michelle-houts\/\">Interview with Author Michelle Houts<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/interview-with-author-michelle-houts\/embed\/#?secret=srO540JwKl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Interview with Author Michelle Houts&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"srO540JwKl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Michelle Houts, author of Kammie on First: Baseball\u2019s Dottie Kamenshek, shares how her book highlights Kamenshek\u2019s life of integrity alongside her professional achievements.\u00a0 Houts, also the editor of Missing Millie Benson by Julie K. Rubini, reflects on the role nonfiction plays in shaping children\u2019s reading interests and how librarians serve these readers, researchers, and writers.\u00a0 I received a complimentary copy of these two books in the Biographies for Young Readers series published by Ohio University Press before this interview.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.\u00a0 How did you first learn about Dottie Kamenshek, the famous baseball player loosely based on Dottie Hinson from the popular movie A League of Their Own?\u00a0 What inspired you to write your book for young readers, Kammie on First: Baseball&#8217;s Dottie Kamenshek? I first read about Kammie in a one-page entry in the book Profiles of Ohio\u00a0Women. As soon as I read about her, I knew she would be a...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/CORRECT-Houts-head-shot-smaller.jpg"}