{"product_id":"out-of-left-field-barbara-clanton-9781953734167","title":"Out of Left Field: Marlee's Story: Book One in the Clarksonville Series","description":"High school junior Marlee McAllister lives and breathes softball. She's the pitcher for the Clarksonville Cougars in the North Country of upstate New York. With the season opener approaching, Marlee and her best friend, Jeri D'Amico, go to scout their rivals, the East Valley Panthers. The Panthers star pitcher, Christy Loveland, took the All-county pitching title the preceding year. It is a title Marlee covets. Marlee and Jeri settle in for the game, but as the Panthers take the field, Marlee finds herself staring at Susie Torres, the Panther left fielder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor reasons Marlee doesn't understand, she's drawn to Susie. Over the next few weeks, Marlee and Susie will slowly act on their mutual attraction. But suddenly, Susie pulls away without explanation, and Marlee realizes it has to do with Christy. Susie won't explain the bond she and Christy share, but whatever it is threatens Marlee's burgeoning relationship with Susie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStruggling to maintain her grades, dealing with the ever-increasing estrangement from her best friend Jeri, and handling the pressures of the All-county pitching competition, Marlee also has to confront the bittersweet realities of what it might mean to be gay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Clanton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953734162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953734167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibi Books Publishing Company, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Barbara Clanton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302206992639,"sku":"9781953734167","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c8080dd-eb2f-40f2-82e1-bf9064417f4e.jpg?v=1695160139","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-left-field-barbara-clanton-9781953734167","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}