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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the field. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Strike one: As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. Strike two: Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending--and family-name-ruining--crime may have been a setup. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice's teammates are beginning to wonder if she's captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past--and fast--before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever. "Sports, suspense, mystery, history... What more could you want? A funny, charming page-turner." -Adam Gidwitz, New York Times bestselling author
Fast Pitch
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Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- January 3, 2023
- ISBN
- 9781984893048
- Publisher
- Yearling Books
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Age range
- 08–12
- Grade range
- 3–7
- BISAC
- Juvenile Fiction, African American & Black, General, Social Themes, Prejudice, Racism & Colorism, Sports & Recreation, Baseball & Softball, Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Themes
- African American
- Related subjects
- Softball, Families, Racism, African Americans