Lupe Throws Like A Girl

Teens

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Synopsis

Lupe Lopez has a big dream - to be the first in her family to graduate high school and earn a softball scholarship. But when she and her best friend Penny discover they're short on required community service hours, Lupe's college dreams are in jeopardy. Reluctantly, Lupe volunteers at the Villa Santa Barbara retirement home. There she meets Mr. Ramirez, a baseball fanatic who introduces her to the ghost of Hall of Famer, Roberto Clemente and teaches Lupe about empathy and the importance of community. At the same time, Lupe's softball team is on a losing streak, putting their chances of earning scholarships at risk. The pressure builds as Lupe also struggles to support her brother after an accident. Throughout this coming-of-age story set in 1990's Santa Barbara, Lupe grapples with her identity as a Latina athlete and the expectations placed on her both on and off the field. With memorable characters and themes of family, friendship, and perseverance, Lupe Throws Like a Girl is a heartwarming young adult novel that reminds us of the power of sports to unite people. If you love stories of self-discovery, the bonds of community, and the challenges faced by young women in sports, you'll be captivated by Lupe's journey. Join her as she learns the true meaning of strength, empathy, and achieving one's dreams against all odds.

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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.

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"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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New Beginnings

If you are setting new goals for yourself, you are not alone. Lupe Lopez is setting goals for herself, goals that no one in her family has ever achieved. She wants to graduate from high school, get a scholarship, and play softball at the university. There are many obstacles in between Lupe and her dreams. In Lupe Throws Like A Girl you will see how she meets those challenges head on and sometimes falls short. This is the first book in a trilogy that goes well beyond graduation, softball, and Mama's tiny home. Read it now as you set your goals for the next year. Buy it at Bublish.com or other major outlets. Happy New Year! I invite you to follow Diverse Voices - Bravo! my weekly newsletter at www. anitaperezferguson.substack.com

Book Excerpt

Lupe Throws Like A Girl

Lisa Fernandez was the best thing about the game on TV. She pitched for UCLA. Lupe squinted at the tiny TV screen to study Lisa’s stance on the rubber and her windup. In one spectacular play the batter hit Lisa’s pitch into left field, the fielder threw to the shortstop, who threw beyond the catcher, who then had to chase the ball behind the plate. Lisa ran in from the infield to cut the runner off at home. Wham! She was thrown off her feet by the runner but held the ball high in the air after the tag. Out!

“I would do anything if only I could play like that for a college team,” Lupe said out loud. “How am I going to make anyone proud, all alone in this shoebox of a house, eating a stupid frozen dinner while my mama works every night? Papa left us penniless, and David already dropped out of school. I’ve got to get through graduation, that’s it.”

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Lupe Throws Like A Girl

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Lupe Throws Like A Girl

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