Fast Pitch (Large Print)

Title: Fast Pitch (Large Print)

Author: Nic Stone
Narrators: Nic Stone
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Genre: Sports,
Release Date: 06/01/23
Audience: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade
Grade Level: Grades 3 - 7

Language: English
Binding Type: Hardcover
Page Count: 192
Awards: Kirkus Starred Review,Publishers Weekly Starred Review


Description: From number one New York Times best-selling 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: Sheniceís 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 Sheniceís teammates are beginning to wonder if sheís captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her familyís past - and fast - before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.