Heroine
by Mindy McGinnis
Mickey, a talented catcher, finds her softball dreams derailed after a car accident... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
Year Published 2019
Word Count 82,999
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 501706
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Opium abuse--Juvenile fiction
- Softball players--Fiction
- Catchers (Baseball)--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Baseball & Softball
- Traffic accident victims
- Traffic accident victims--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Softball--Juvenile fiction
- Female high school athletes
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Teenage girls--Juvenile fiction
- Drug addiction
- Opioid abuse
- Opioid abuse--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Mental Illness
- Young adult fiction
- Female high school athletes--Fiction
- Drug addiction--Fiction
- Softball players
- Teenagers--Drug use--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
- Catchers (Baseball)--Juvenile fiction
- Lists With This Book
- JCPS LMS Recommended Reading Grade 9-12
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mindy McGinnis
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Mindy McGinnis
Created by Mindy McGinnis
Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Brittany Pressley
Created by HarperAudio
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Mindy McGinnis' YouTube Channel
Created by Mindy McGinnis' YouTube Channel
Awards & Distinctions 6

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020

Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Sports Selection, 2019

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2020
Selection, 2019
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