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Coming Up Short

by Laurie Morrison
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A heartfelt novel about a softball-loving girl coming to terms with her parentsâ humanity after a scandal sends shock waves through her town

Beaâs parents think she can accomplish absolutely anythingâand sheâs determined to prove them right. But at the end of seventh grade, on the same day she makes a gutsy play to send her softball team to the league championships and Xander, the boy she likes, makes it clear that he likes her too, a scandal shakes up her world. Beaâs dad made a big mistake, taking money that belonged to a client. Heâs now suspended from practicing law, and another lawyer spread the news online. To make matters worse, that other lawyer is Xanderâs dad.
Bea doesnât want to be angry with her dad, especially since he feels terrible and is trying to make things right. But she can't face the looks of pity from all her friends, and then she starts missing throws in softball because sheâs stuck in her own head. The thing she was best at seems to be slipping out of her fingers along with her formerly happy family. She's not sure what's going to be harderâlearning to throw again, or forgiving her dad. How can she be the best version of herself when everything she loves is falling apart?

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  • Release date

    June 21, 2022

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781647003678

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781647003678
      • File size: 1338 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      May 1, 2022
      Seventh grader Bea stars on her suburban New Jersey softball team until news spreads of her lawyer father's one-year suspension for professional misconduct and the emotional stress takes a toll. Suddenly, she can't play. Not only was Bea unaware of her dad's misuse of funds, she soon finds out other family news that's been kept from her, something that is especially hurtful when she thought her parents shared everything. To get away from her friends and their gossip about her personal situation, she arranges to stay with a maternal aunt she barely knows and attend a softball camp on the Massachusetts island where her mother grew up. Bea has never understood why her mother hated the island and seems to dislike her own sister. During the two-week summer camp, she regains her confidence, makes new friends, and gets to know her Aunt Mary, who has always wanted them to have a closer relationship. She also learns about the impact that mental health struggles have had on her family, knowledge that is tied to long-held secrets. There are lots of sports scenes for softball fans, but this is also a novel that realistically explores deeper psychological truths around friendship and family relationships. There's even a bit of sweet budding romance. Bea's family is White; Aunt Mary is cued as lesbian. A tween girl explores changing relationships in this sincere, character-driven story. (Fiction. 10-13)

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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