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Fast pitch / Nic Stone.
"Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But 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. 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"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1984893017
- ISBN: 9781984893017
- Physical Description: 179 pages : illustrations
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Softball > Juvenile fiction. Racism > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Family secrets > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Baseball stories. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Stone | 31681020169363 | JFIC | Checked out | 08/13/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Working hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat, softball captain Shenice Lockwood must prove herself on and off the field when a family secret is revealed, breaking her focus on the game as the championship fast approaches. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Random House, Inc.
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.
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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.
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Strike two: Sheniceâs focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-endingâand family-name-ruiningâcrime may have been a setup.
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Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Sheniceâs teammates are beginning to wonder if sheâs captain-qualified.
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It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her familyâs pastâand fastâbefore secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.
