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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.
- Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers (August 31, 2021)
- Language: English
- Hardcover: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 1984893017
- ISBN-13: 9781984893017
- Reading Age: 8 - 12 years
- Grade Level: 3 - 7
- Item Weight: 11.6 ounces
- Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.47 x 8.25 inches
