This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the pitch.
Shenice Lockwood has her eyes set on the Fastpitch World Series. As team captain, she’d like nothing more than to help her girls take home the trophy and the $10,000 prize money. And as one of the few brown faces on the field, it’d be a personal triumph to show-up her rich, white opponents.
But Shenice’s focus gets shaken when her Uncle Jack reveals that a family crime may have been a set-up all along. Shenice will stop at nothing to uncover the past. The closer she gets to the truth, though, the further she gets from her goals for the future.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, Nic Stone seamlessly pairs the history of the Negro Leagues with the story of a contemporary, Black tween determined to blaze a trail of her own.
Published by: Crown Books for Young Readers
Expected Publication: August 31, 2021
Why I’m Waiting: Is there ever a time I’m NOT waiting on a Nic Stone book? And this cover is giving me so much sass! I don’t remember there being too many Black girls in sports books, so this one is definitely going to be welcome to my shelves and the world of middle grade books!
What about you? Have you seen this? Will you be waiting on this with me? Let me know in the comments!
Cute pick! Hope you love this one once you get to read it!
Here’s my WoW
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