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02606aam a2200313Ii 4500 001 2B99577647CB11E598A1CBA4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150821010155 008 140727t20152014ctu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1611881994 020 $a 9781611881998 035 $a (OCoLC)884815086 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $e rda $c BTCTA $d BDX $d CLE $d YDXCP $d CDX $d NGU $d UIB $d SILO 043 $a n-us-oh 050 4 $a PS3616.E867 $b T497 2015 082 04 $a 813.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Petrone, Susan, $e author. 245 10 $a Throw like a woman / $c Susan Petrone. 264 1 $a Stamford, CT : $b The Story Plant $c [2015] 300 $a 319 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a Forty years old, divorced, with two sons on the verge of adolescence and an ex-husband who considers visitation to be optional, Brenda Haversham isn't having a whole lot of fun. She's also no longer qualified for the work she loves, so she's toiling away in a cubicle instead, trying to make ends meet. Brenda is short on money, short on connection with her kids, and short on any kind of social life. The only thing Brenda has in abundance is her anger. And that turns out to be her greatest asset. When she was a kid, Brenda's father taught her how to throw a good fastball. That wasn't of much use to a girl, but it is enough to astound onlookers at a "test your speed" pitching cage before a Cleveland Indians game. The more Brenda pictures her ex-husband's face on the other end, the harder she throws. And when someone tapes her performance and puts it up online, Brenda becomes an Internet sensation -- and then more than that. The Indians come calling and Brenda finds her life taking a turn in a new direction. Soon, she's standing on the mound as the first woman player in Major League history -- and dealing with everything that comes with it. The money is great and the endorsement deals are even better. The fury of "traditionalists?" Not so much. And the conflicting emotions of her teammates are even harder to manage. Meanwhile, Brenda's home life is evolving faster than she can keep up, redefining her role as a mother, a friend, and even a lover. As the season winds down Brenda will find out if she has what it takes to be a winner-- at both baseball and life. 610 20 $a Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women baseball players $z Cleveland $z Cleveland $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Sport stories. $2 lcsh 655 7 $a Domestic fiction. $2 lcsh 941 $a 1 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006084802.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2B99577647CB11E598A1CBA4DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search