An Amazon Best Publication from the Month! A captivating and effective exploration of the opioid crisis-the deadliest medication epidemic in American history-through the eyes of the college-bound softball star. Edgar Award-winning writer Mindy McGinnis delivers a visceral and necessary novel about dependency, family, a friendly relationship, and hope.

When a motor vehicle accident sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to discover a way to carry on to her place simply because the catcher for the team likely to make a historic tournament run..Read More approximately Heroine Behind the plate is the only place she’s ever felt comfy, and the painkillers she’s been prescribed can help her make it happen.

The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good.

With a fresh circle of friends-fellow injured athletes, others with just time for you to kill-Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom terms come easily, even if it’s just the pills loosening her tongue.

But simply because the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need raises, and it turns into less about pain and more on the subject of want, a thing that could send her spiraling out of control.