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ESPN baseball analyst and two-time Olympic medalist Jessica Mendoza teams up with her sister Alana Mendoza Dusan in this sweet and hilarious middle-grade novel that celebrates teamwork, family, and softball! This is going to be twelve-year-old Sophia Maria Garcia's best year ever: she's going out for the same softball team on which her high-school softball star sister played at her age, and she s starting middle school. New school, new Sophia! But all does not go according to plan. Sophia does not make the Waves softball team, and making friends at her new school does not go well. Maybe Sophia isn't the pitcher she thought she might be. And her best friend is drifting away, getting interested in boys and losing interest in Sophia. As the middle school blues set in, Sophia must reach deep down and find a little UMPH the difference between being good and being great to figure out her own place, on the field and off.

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"""An inspirational children's book written by a trailblazer in women's sports."" -- ""Lisa Fernandez, three-time Olympic gold medalist in softball"" ""The sibling authors know well of what they write...Their insider knowledge of the sport, team dynamics, and the give-and-take of sisterhood lends the narrative authenticity and candor, and their debut strikes a steady balance between on-the-field action and interpersonal interactions. Multiple recaps of plays and plot will help keep hesitant readers in the game."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"""

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Jessica Mendoza is a two-time Olympic medalist in softball and an ESPN baseball analyst. Dedicated to encouraging girls' love of sports, she has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and more. Alana Mendoza Dusan, who is Jessica's sister and also played college softball, is an English teacher. Ana Osorio is a Miami-raised, Venezuelan-born artist based in Los Angeles, California. She has worked as an actress in the film and entertainment industry for over a decade, appearing in independent films and in several soap operas on Telemundo (2013-2016), and has also guest-starred in CBS's FBI: Most Wanted (2020) and NBC's Law & Order: Organized Crime (2022). She has worked as a voice-over artist for a wide range of commercial and radio projects and has narrated over fifty audiobooks in both English and Spanish for renowned publishers such as Penguin Random House, Audible, Macmillan Audio, Recorded Books, and more. With a warm voice and inviting presence, Ana can effortlessly navigate emotional depth, either in front of the camera or behind the microphone.

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