Riseball

By Victoria Zeller

A fierce, moving, and funny coming-of-age novel about estranged sisters who must play on the same softball team after one of them comes out as transgender, from New York Times bestselling and Stonewall award-winning author of One of the Boys.

Last year, Josie was the most promising young pitcher in the state--now she's just the girl who had a breakdown on the mound and came out as trans. At a new school, away from her overbearing dad and his oppressive expectations, Josie is ready for a fresh start. But when she chokes at baseball tryouts, failing to make the team, a friend convinces her to try softball instead.

Amy has spent her entire life in Josie's shadow. Despite--or maybe because of--her father's obvious favoritism, Amy has become one of the best softball pitchers in New York. She doesn't care that Josie is new to school or newly out; softball is Amy's thing.

While Josie struggles to fit in and adjust to a new sport, Amy wrestles with deep-rooted resentment and worsening symptoms of PCOS. And when Josie's place on the team causes backlash, both sisters' softball careers are put into jeopardy. Can Josie and Amy look beyond their fraught past to protect the game they both love, or will old wounds tear them even further apart?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDY2KRJC
• ISBN13: 9798217240074
• Release Date: May 2027
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher