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A SEASON OF DARING GREATLYEighteen-year-old Jill Cafferty just made history. Her high school's star pitcher, she is now the first woman drafted by a major league baseball team. Only days after her high school graduation, she'll join the Pittsburgh Pirates' Class A Short Season team . . . but not everyone is happy to have her there.
On top of the pressure heaped on every pitcher, Jill must deal with defying conventions and living up to impossible expectations, all while living away from home for the first time. She'll go head-to-head against those who are determined to keep baseball an all-male sport. Despite the reassurance of coaches and managers alike, a few of her teammates are giving her trouble. The media presence following her at each game is inescapable. And to top it all off, Jill is struggling with the responsibilities of being a national hero and a role model for young women everywhere. How can she be a role model when she's not even sure she made the right choice for herself? Didn't baseball used to be fun? This literary and engrossing story of a young woman trying to mark out a place for herself in a male-dominated world will captivate fans of Friday Night Lights, The Art of Fielding, John Corey Whaley, and Laurie Halse Anderson. "White imbues Jill with a fully credible mix of steely resolve, stealthy sense of humor, carefully repressed rage against her naysayers...players in the pipeline wonder when women will get their chance; now these readers can ponder whether the first pro experience will be a lot like this."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) WEBSTER: TALE OF AN OUTLAWA cynical shelter dog learns to let down his guard and form a new animal family in this heartwarming and humorous friendship story for middle grade readers, or anyone who loves rescue dogs!
Webster is too cool to be scared. Or alarmed. Or even a tiny bit nervous. So what if no one will adopt him? He’s had it with people anyway. He’s going to be a loner. Not going to get too comfortable in this new shelter, even if the home-baked treats are good. Not going to get used to the nice soft bed. Not going to make friends, no matter how much he kind of likes Jack the Terrier and even Florence the bossy cat. Nope, he doesn’t need friends. Acquaintances are just fine. And the first chance he gets, he’s hitting the road and living life on the range, just like one of the stoic cowboys he’s decided to model himself after. But sometimes the best-laid plans (even those of a dog’s) have a way of backfiring. Will a tough pup like Webster find a home and family after all? Available in e-book form for the first time!
ALL EMERGENCIES is Ellen's first adult mystery novel featuring Dana Coakley, a former actress turned building superintendent who is determined to solve a crime in her neighborhood.
LIFE WITHOUT FRIENDS is the story of a girl who has deliberately built walls between herself and everyone else after a tragedy, until she meets a new guy that she just might want to let in. If she tells him the truth, though, it will ruin everything. But if she doesn't... that just might ruin everything, too. |
The President's Daughter Series
Available in e-book, this popular series chronicles the tumultuous life of an unforgettable heroine:
Meg Powers, whose mom just happens to be the first woman elected President of the US.
The Echo Company Books
Originally published under the name Zack Emerson,
now in e-book for the first time.
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