The Softball Darling

By Amy B. Brown

Sophie Brooks presents life as a softball player in a way that only a young, naive, eight-year-old can do. Written entirely from her perspective, this humorous and heartwarming story spans ones tumultuous week between two Saturday games. Sophie must deal with defeat as a result of her own embarrassing mishap, confront her school nemesis who won't let her forget her mistake, and finally, dust herself off for her biggest showdown yet. In the end, a discovery of self-confidence and true sportsmanship will right all that's been wrong in her world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 31, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496900111

Amy B. Brown

As a softball mom and coach's wife of many years, there isn't much that Amy Brown hasn't witnessed or experienced in ballpark life. Parents and ball players (boys and girls alike) can relate to the hilarious and sometimes "serious" events from which she draws her inspiration and loosely bases her writing. Amy currently resides in her hometown in central Alabama with her husband and three children.

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Published by AuthorHouse 03/27/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0012-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0011-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014905659

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Contents

Fishtails And Volcanoes

Picklecicles

Squatting

Flying Fingers

Kreepy Kevin

The Change-Up

Space Monster

Nature Calls

It’s Just A Yellow Ball

FISHTAILS AND VOLCANOES

Saturday mornings in the spring are never boring. Sometimes, they’re just plain weird. Certain things never change, though. Like how Momma runs around getting all the items for her ballpark bag. It’s just sunscreen, bug spray, hair brushes, sunflower seeds, money, bandages, chapstick, and other stuff, but it’s important to her. What’s important to me is looking like a rock star when I hit the softball diamond. And eating frozen waffles for breakfast. Although, blueberry muffins are good, too.

Momma, will you braid my hair now?

Give me just a minute, Kiddo. I need to find Dad’s scorebook, and my coffee needs to be reheated for a third time, already.

I can guess who knows exactly where Dad’s book is, Momma. I’m sure if…

Found it! Momma shouts as she opens the microwave door to reheat her coffee for the third time, already. "For all the macaroni in Minnesota, who put it in here?!"

I don’t think she really expects