Heroine Contributor(s): McGinnis, Mindy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062847198 ISBN-13: 9780062847195 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2019 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Mental Illness |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2018939881 |
Age Level: 14-UP |
Grade Level: 9-UP |
Lexile Measure: 900(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" L (1.10 lbs) 432 pages |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018 pg. 168 Booklist 01/01/2019 pg. 79 School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 115 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 501706 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A captivating and powerful exploration of the opioid crisis--the deadliest drug epidemic in American history--through the eyes of a college-bound softball star. Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a visceral and necessary novel about addiction, family, friendship, and hope. When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she's ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she's been prescribed can help her get there. The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. With a new circle of friends--fellow injured athletes, others with just time to kill--Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom words come easily, even if it is just the pills loosening her tongue. But as the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGinnis, Mindy: - Mindy McGinnis is the author of Not a Drop to Drink and its companion, In a Handful of Dust, as well as This Darkness Mine, The Female of the Species, Given to the Sea, Heroine, and the Edgar Award-winning novel A Madness So Discreet. A graduate of Otterbein University with a BA in English literature and religion, Mindy lives in Ohio. You can visit her online at www.mindymcginnis.com. |
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