Heroine
McGinnis, Mindy
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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.
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