{"product_id":"fast-pitch","title":"Fast Pitch","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom #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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrike 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sports, suspense, mystery, history... What more could you want? A funny, charming page-turner.” –Adam Gidwitz, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46710368862393,"sku":"9781984893048","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0744\/7317\/7273\/files\/9781984893048.jpg?v=1774837849","url":"https:\/\/impossible-moon-bookshop.myshopify.com\/products\/fast-pitch","provider":"Impossible Moon Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}