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You Throw Like a Girl mix

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By Rachele Alpine
Publisher Aladdin
You Throw Like a Girl mix
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iMiss Congeniality imeets iShes the Man iin this hilarious M!X novel about a girl torn between competing in a beauty pageant and playing on the boys baseball team.BRBRGabbys summer vacation isnt shaping up to be that great. Her dad was just deployed overseas, and Gabby is staying at her grandmothers house with her mom and baby sister until he returns.BR BRThe one bright spot is that Gaby plans to sign up for the local softball leagueher greatest love and a passion she shares with her Dad who was a pitcher in college. But when Gabby goes to sign up for the summer league, she discovers that there wasnt enough interest to justify a girls team this year. And to top it off, a horrible miscommunication ends with Gabby signed up to participate in the Miss Popcorn Festivalthe annual pageant that Gabbys mom dominated when she was younger.BR BRBesides not having any interest in the pageant life, Gabby made a promise to her dad that she would play softball for the summer. Since her pitching skills rival any boy her age, Gabby creates a master plan disguise herself as a boy and sign up for the boys baseball team insteadand try to win the pageant to make Mom happy. Can Gabby juggle perfecting her pageant walk and perfecting her fastball? Or will this plan strike out?

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47226 words47,226 words
272 pages272 pages
Lexile 770LLexile 770L
Grade 4 to 8Grade 4 to 8
Age 9-13Age 9-13
Published 2017Published 2017

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9781481459860

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