Considering her family legacy, Shenice struggles to maintain her focus as captain while following Jack's clues to clear JonJon's name. When Shenice meets her great-uncle Jack, JonJon's brother, in an assisted living facility, she learns that her great-grandfather was almost one of the first Black MLB players-until he was kicked out of the league for a theft that Jack insists JonJon was framed for. Now captain of the Fulton Firebirds, the first all-Black team in Georgia's Dixie Youth Softball Association, her goal is to lead her team to the championship and send a message that "girls like us do belong on the field." When that goal sees a setback, Shenice's father gives her Great-Grampy JonJon's mitt "as a reminder of what's in you." But the item that truly captures her attention in JonJon's off-limits trunk is his leather journal-and his story. Twelve-year-old Shenice "Lightning" Lockwood has been playing "base-related ball" her whole life-just like her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before her. Review by Publisher's Weekly Reviewīlack girl magic hits a home run in Stone's (Clean Getaway) latest novel.
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Best-selling, award-winning Stone has legions of fans eager for anything with her name on the cover.
Readers of all ages will cheer for Shenice and appreciate Stone's note, which shares her history on the field and how her characters got their names. Stone compellingly weaves a love of sports and family with mystery, using lifelike dialogue and realistic relationships, while interspersing historical facts that flesh out the narrative arc between the past and present. But can Shenice stay focused on their games instead of a newly discovered family mystery? Her great-uncle Jack recently spilled the beans that the crime that cost Great Grampy his career was a setup! Tensions are high as the plot bounces between gameplay and sleuthing, ultimately reaching a satisfying conclusion. She and her team are the only all-Black girls team in their softball league, and they're charging their way toward the championships. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is a legend when it comes to her love of the ball field-playing goes all the way back to her great-grandfather, who was nearly in the pros.
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