"Black girl magic hits a home run in Stone's latest novel." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “A grand slam of an adventure.” - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review 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. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. 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 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. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. FAST PITCH Nic Stone Middle Grade, Crown, 2021įrom #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.
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