Curveball
Curveball
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Curveball

Written by Pablo Cartaya
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8 - 12
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Page count
6,112
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May 7, 2024
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Roller Girl meets Cardboard Kingdom in this original, contemporary graphic novel from award-winning author Pablo Cartaya and New York Times best-selling illustrator Miguel Díaz Rivas. Baseball is Elena Rueda’s entire life: She may be the only girl on her team, but she’s the best player and everyone knows it. Except . . . Elena has stopped having fun, and it’s time to leave the sport behind. The problem is, Elena has no idea who she is without a bat in her hand. Can a summer spent with her brother’s quirky friends in an empty sandlot that offers a world of possibility show Elena who she is–and teach her to love to play again?

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baseballcoming of ageimagination and playreaching your potential (self-actualization)grief and lossmental healthintergenerational relationshipssummerfamilycultural heritagegirls in sportsfriendshipidentityLARPing and imaginationsingle-parent families

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781368090094
    Publication Date
    May 7, 2024
    Publisher
    Disney-Hyperion
    Original Publication Date
    May 7, 2024
    Page Count
    192
    Word Count
    6112
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2023027814

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