Heroine

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Call Number: Teen Fiction / McGinnis, Mindy
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Teen, 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Teen Fiction / McGinnis, Mindy	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she's ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she's been prescribed can help her get there. The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. With a new circle of friends--fellow injured athletes, others with just time to kill--Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom words come easily, even if it is just the pills loosening her tongue. But as the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control."--Amazon.

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Heroine submitted by kecolyer on August 10, 2019, 10:15am This story is an important one for teen and adult readers alike. It tells the story of just one of the many individuals affected by America's opioid crisis. What makes this book so special, however, is its emphasis on dispelling the "junkie" myth. Anyone, including the star softball player at the local high school, can become addicted. Society has a tendency to "other" addicts, without realizing that those addicts aren't much different from anybody else.

McGinnis creates a fantastic voice for Mickey, the main character.