World of Pies
by Karen Stolz
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 2/5, Love & Romance 2/5, Mental Health 3/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 4/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 3/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 3/5.
Description
Roxanne is twelve years old and wild for baseball in 1962, the year of the pie-baking contest that will change her life forever. Life in the small town of Annette, Texas, has been idyllic; until this summer, Roxanne's toughest choices have revolved around whether to wear an apron while she helps her mother in the kitchen or whether to pitch underhand or over. In this remarkable story, we follow the arc of a girl's life as she grows to womanhood.