Fast Pitch

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom #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. “A grand slam of an adventure.” –Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review\n\n\n\n\n\nDETAILS\n\n\n\n\n\nISBN-13: 9781984893017\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPublisher: Crown Books for Young Readers\n\n\n\nPublication Date: August 31, 2021\n\nPages: 192\nAges: 8-12\n