{"product_id":"stealing-first-and-other-stories-cynthia-drew-9781480886803","title":"Stealing First and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the American deep south in 1957, the Redbirds battle the Bayou Braves for the championship. Ronnie LeBlanc, the Redbirds' pitcher, believes that winning the regional title is his ticket out of a dead-end job at the local sugar mill. When the Redbirds suffer a series of losses, the team's coach quits, and the sole person willing to take the job is a former Negro League pitcher-the only African-American in a still-segregated game.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRonnie begins to suspect external forces are the cause of his team's unlucky streak. As he digs for answers, he stumbles upon a secret: Bo Brasseux, the town's bigoted banker, is scheming to kill the Redbirds' new coach, throw the championship game, and ruin Ronnie's family financially. A scout for the Chicago Cubs could be the answer, but will being tapped by the Cubs be enough to thwart Brasseux's despicable plans against the coach and Ronnie's family?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, \"Stealing First\" is only one tale in this collection that offers glimpses of small-town politics, snake-handlers, nosey house-hunters, and the making of a murderer. Each story looks at our prejudices and conceits, our loves in all their variations, and the worst and best of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Drew, Joan Golden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480886807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480886803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2020","brand":"Cynthia Drew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44761354010879,"sku":"9781480886803","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e84fe43a-019b-4ec5-9e0b-7e3411677344.jpg?v=1706681090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stealing-first-and-other-stories-cynthia-drew-9781480886803","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}