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: 900L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 501706, 13.0 AR Points
- 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
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Mindy McGinnis
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Author 4
Author Interviews 7
Interview with Mindy McGinnis
Created by Mike Schlossberg
Guest article by Mindy McGinnis
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Mindy McGinnis
Created by Holed Up In A Book
Interview with Mindy McGinnis
Created by JennReneeRead
Interview with Mindy McGinnis
Created by Medium
Interview with Mindy McGinnis
Created by Good Story Podcast
Interview with Mindy McGinnis
Created by Dear Lovely Universe
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
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
Created by Mindy McGinnis
Awards & Distinctions 5
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2021
Contemporary Concerns Selection, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2021
Sports Selection, 2019
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2021
Selection, 2019
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