Nicole's New Friend

by Dawn Brotherton, Vineet Siddhartha (Illustrator)

Overview

Has Nicole found a nasty enemy…or a new friend?

Nicole loves every moment she spends playing softball with her friends on the Lady Tigers fastpitch softball team. When her coach introduces a new girl, Nicole tries her best to welcome her onto the Lady Tigers. But Diana doesn’t seem interested in being friendly—or even polite. Nicole realizes that the team is infected with drama and negativity and Nicole finds herself dreading the practices she once loved. What will bring the team back together before the new girl can tear it apart completely?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939696250
Publisher:	Blue Dragon Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Lady Tigers , #3
Pages:	134
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Dawn Brotherton is an award-winning author and featured speaker at writing and publishing seminars. When it comes to exceptional writing, Dawn draws on her experience as a retired colonel in the US Air Force as well as a softball coach. Her books include the Jackie Austin Mysteries (The Obsession and Wind the Clock) and the Global Ebook Bronze Award Winner for romance, Untimely Love. She has also completed four books (Trish's Team; Margie Makes a Difference; Nicole's New Friend, and Tammy Tries Baseball) in the middle grade Lady Tigers Series about girls' fastpitch softball, encouraging female athletes to reach for the stars in the game they love. As a mother of two female athletes, Dawn is intent on encouraging women to "play like a girl," which means play with determination, teamwork, sportsmanship and most of all, a love of the game. Under nonfiction, the Softball Scoresheet was created to keep score during softball games with instructions written for those not as familiar with the intricacies of the game. In other nonfiction, The Road to Publishing is designed to walk writers through the maze of becoming a published author, whether self-publishing, traditional-publishing, or somewhere in between. Dawn is also a contributing author to the non-fiction A-10s over Kosovo, sharing stories from her deployment. For more information about Dawn's books and book signings, go to www.DawnBrothertonAuthor.com.

Vineet Siddhartha is an India-born Artist and visualizer. He started his career as an animator and now works for various design firms, publishing houses, and animation studios. His award-winning work can be found in numerous children books and comic books published around the world.

Editorial Reviews

5-stars “The book stresses the values of friendship, forgiveness, and sportsmanship. Nicole’s New Friend shows how one person with a bad attitude can ruin team spirit for everyone. It teaches kids that sports aren’t all about winning, that the fun of the game is more important. The Lady Tigers never give up, even when it seems like they can’t possibly win, a great lesson for tween athletes.” – LitPick

“Brotherton has a solid grasp of softball mechanics, and the book has no shortage of ballplaying scenes that will capture athletic readers’ imaginations.” - Kirkus Review

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