Molly is an 8th grader, and her dad has recently died in a car accident. One of the things she and her father shared was a love of baseball. In fact, he taught her to throw a knuckleball.
When spring arrived, Molly decided that she wanted to try out for the baseball team rather than the softball team. She encountered some resistance because, after all, she's a girl.
Walk with Molly along her journey as she discovers more about her mother, friends, the baseball team, and most of all, herself.
Genre: realistic fiction, contemporary
Topics: baseball, knuckleball, death of father, tension with mother, coaches, best friend, boys, pitching
Mrs. Beckwith's rating: 3 of 5
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