Fast Pitch
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Fast Pitch by Nic Stone
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.NIC STONE is the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, which garnered starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist and was described as an incredible firecracker of a book by Publishers Weekly and Booklist. She's also the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling and William C. Morris's William C. Morris's William C. Morris's William C. Morris's William C Nic spent several years on the softball field as a kid, and Fast Pitch was inspired by her love of the sport and the movie The Sandlot, as well as her wish to see more Black female athletes portrayed on the field and on the page. Nic and her cute little family live in Atlanta. nicstone.info is where you can find her online.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781984893017 |
| ISBN 10 | 1984893017 |
| Title | Fast Pitch |
| Author | Nic Stone |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2021-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of NCTE Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts 2022, Nominated for South Dakota Teen Choice Book Award 2022 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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