{"product_id":"fast-pitch","title":"Fast Pitch","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Nic Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShenice 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStrike one:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStrike two:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStrike three:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Sports, suspense, mystery, history... What more could you want? A funny, charming page-turner.” –Adam Gidwitz,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43411128844349,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2220\/7891\/files\/81bylPz0PeL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785454527","url":"https:\/\/tia-chuchas.myshopify.com\/products\/fast-pitch","provider":"Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural \u0026 Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}