Lupe and Selina Play Through the Storm

Teens

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Synopsis

Selina Andrade has the swing to go pro—if her world doesn’t fall apart first.

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.

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.

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.

Two generations. One game. Can they play through the storm before it tears everything apart?

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Author Biography

Dr. Perez Ferguson is a cross-cultural educator and consultant. Her fiction brings to life the voices of California inhabitants living 200 years ago. She has twice won the Best YA Fiction Award from the San Francisco Writers Conference, 2021 and 2022.

Regarding Broken Promises:

"The tightly wound plot flows effortlessly from one moment to the next.... readers will find themselves inspired by the future Sparrow creates for herself and those around her." — Kirkus Reviews

Her non-fiction promotes the voices of under-represented communities in the twenty-first century. This earned her the 2014 Lacayo Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute. She is an Advisor and Former Chair for the InterAmerican Foundation and a former Visiting Lecturer for the Council for Independent Colleges. She enjoys living and writing on the Pacific coast.

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Author Insight

Rules & Roommates

Sometimes, our long-awaited hopes don’t materialize as we’d imagined. Selina Andrade experienced sharing a room with another girl for the first time when she started her freshman year of college. She enjoyed her own room, a spacious closet, minimal restrictions, and a housekeeper while at home. Selina attended college for both her education and to play softball. The prospect of dorm life, with its numerous regulations and a roommate, was unexpected for her. Her experience on the field taught her that the coach controlled the team, and she couldn’t play the game however she liked. What had she gotten herself into? “Lupe & Selina Play Through the Storm” chronicles the adventures of Selina Andrade and her coach, Lupe Lopez. This is book two in the trilogy, Lupe Throws Like a Girl. I hope it brings you enjoyment. I’m also inviting you to follow additional Latinx authors and stories through my free weekly posts, Diverse Voices - Bravo! Find it at https://anitaperezferguson.substack.com

Book Excerpt

Lupe and Selina Play Through the Storm

Selina always wanted sisters, but she did not envision her introduction to her new team to include them being a close-knit family. She found their closeness surprising. This became clear when she experienced the confines of her shared dormitory space. Atkins Hall served as housing for all university athletes. Men’s and women’s dorm rooms were clustered on each floor. They shared study spaces and social spaces on the second floor.

A loud, bossy, upper-class student, Keri Barger, shared Selina’s room, number 102. Everyone called Room 102 the incubator. The team relied on Keri as the veteran second-base player. However, she also bunked with the new players and ensured their understanding of the rules of the dorm, the team, and campus social life. Selina found herself overwhelmed by Keri’s extroverted personality.

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Lupe and Selina Play Through the Storm

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Lupe and Selina Play Through the Storm

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