Fast pitch
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Author
Stone, Nic,
Published
New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781984893017, 9781984893024, 9781984893048, 1984893017, 1984893025, 1984893041
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Lexile measure
790L
Rating
Ages 8-12.
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Children's Realistic Contemporary Fiction
Status
On Shelf
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Published
New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
2108
Language
English
ISBN
9781984893017, 9781984893024, 9781984893048, 1984893017, 1984893025, 1984893041
Lexile measure
790

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Description
"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.
Description
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: Shenices focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-endingand family-name-ruiningcrime may have been a setup. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenices teammates are beginning to wonder if shes captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her familys pastand fastbefore secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.
Target Audience
Ages 8-12.,Crown Books for Young Readers.
Target Audience
Grades 4-6.,Crown Books for Young Readers.
Target Audience
790L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.2,5,513984.

Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- Juvenile fiction.
Junior fiction.
Racism -- Juvenile fiction.
Softball -- Juvenile fiction.
Sports fiction.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Racism -- Fiction.
Softball -- Fiction.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Stone, N. (2021). Fast pitch (First edition.). Crown Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stone, Nic. 2021. Fast Pitch. New York: Crown Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Stone, Nic. Fast Pitch New York: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Stone, Nic. Fast Pitch First edition., Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.