Lupe & Selina Play Through the Storm

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>...an inspiring exploration of young women in sports as well as interpersonal and familial dynamics rooted in tradition and expectations. -<em>The BookLife Prize</em> Critic's Report</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Undeniably clever.... A warm sharply observed coming-of-age story with a strong Latina at its center. -<em>Kirkus Review</em> for Book 1 <em>Lupe Throws Like a Girl</em></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Selina Andrade has the swing to go pro-if her world doesn't fall apart first. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>In the stormy heart of Monterrey Mexico Selina's dreams reach beyond the shadow of her brother's baseball legacy. She wants a future in softball one she might actually control. When she's recruited by Coach Lupe to play on a U.S. team it feels like everything she's ever wanted is finally within reach. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>But ambition isn't enough when you're caught between cultures secrets and pressure from every side-family tradition even love. Coach Lupe is fighting her own ghosts determined not to let another girl slip through the cracks. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>As past traumas and present tensions rise Selina and Lupe must confront what it means to lead to sacrifice and to believe in something bigger than themselves. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Two generations. One game. Can they play through the storm before it tears everything apart? </span></p><p></p><p></p>