Michelle Y. Green
Michelle Y. Green is the daughter of Willie Pearl Mahone and Eddie Lee Young, of Number 6 and 5 hollers, Jenkins, Kentucky. A freelance writer for 16 years, Michelle lives, writes, and raises two sons—Bryan and Evan—in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Michelle Y. Green is a graduate of the University of Maryland College of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University Masters Program in Writing. She teaches “The Art of Writing for Children,” and two other courses at The George Washington University School of Continuing Education.
Ms. Green is the author of A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie Peanut Johnson, the true story of the first woman to pitch professional baseball in a men’s league. She is also the author of the award-winning children’s book series, Willie Pearl, a book about her mother set in a Depression-era coal mining town.
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