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Description
For an eighth grader, Molly Williams has more than her fair share of problems. Her father has just died in a car accident, and her mother has become a withdrawn, quiet version of herself. Molly doesn’t want to be seen as “Miss Difficulty Overcome”; she wants to make herself known to the kids... read more
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Summary
A young girl deals with the painful and unexpected death of her father by going out for the boys baseball team.
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Molly: Main character. Dealing with the recent death of her father through their shared love of baseball.
- Molly's mom: Dealing with her own grief over the loss of her husband. Molly's mother has become withdrawn and confused over her inability to communicate with her daughter.
- Celia: Molly's best friend.
- Lonnie: An artistic boy who isn't afraid to befriend Molly on the baseball field and who ends up becoming her "personal catcher" and friend.
First Sentence
On Monday, after band rehersal and intramurals, when Molly got home from school, her mother was sitting at the kitchen table going through the day's mail.
Table of Contents
1. A Heartbreaking Dream About Toast
2. Some Serious Junk
3. Her Stupid Plan
4. Welcome to Baseball
5. Geography Lessons
6. It Comes From a Cocoon
7. Hardball
8. The Art of Graffiti
9. Secret Society
10. A Zen Thing
11. Glow-In-The-Dark Stars
12. Abraham Lincoln's Eyes
13. Team Player
14. A Link in the Chain
15. Molly Stirs it Up
16. Molly's Grip
17. Signs
18. Game Day
19. Gimme Some
20. Keeping Score
21. Wild In A New Way
22. Yes Crazy
23. Moonlight
Authors & Contributors
- Mick Cochrane (Author)
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