{"product_id":"fast-pitch","title":"Fast Pitch","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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\/b\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\u003cb\u003eStrike one:\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003eStrike two:\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003eStrike three:\u003c\/b\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\u003cb\u003e“Sports, suspense, mystery, history... What more could you want? A funny, charming page-turner.” –Adam Gidwitz, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48295423312127,"sku":"*R0050782*","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/19454223482894.jpg?v=1773714315","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/fast-pitch","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}