Heroine

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse

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Mindy McGinnis

A captivating and powerful exploration of the opioid crisis—the deadliest drug epidemic in American history—through the eyes of a college-bound softball star. Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a visceral and necessary novel about addiction, family, friendship, and hope. When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she’s ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she’s been prescribed can help her get there.The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. With a new circle of friends—fellow injured athletes, others with just time to kill—Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom words come easily, even if it is just the pills loosening her tongue.But as the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control.

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Author

Mindy McGinnis

Pages

448

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2019-03-12

ISBN

006284721X 9780062847218

Ratings

Google: 5

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"amazing book. couldn’t put it down and had me in tears by the end <3"

Julia

"Took me 3 days to read which is my record of reading a novel. Short chapters and lots of description of each event that happened"

Teslacobra

"Main Character goes through accident and Gets addicted to Oxy and Heroine"

Hayley Wisor

"couldn’t put down - possibly my fasted read yet. i am a big mindy mcginnis fan!! "

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Grace W

"This gives a really great insight into the mind of a young addict. It’s certainly enough to scare me away from Oxy."

Rhiannon Rabby

"Very realistic take on addiction. "

Danielle Maria

"This book was amazing! I loved it because of how well I related to the softball aspect... The book is a roller coaster of emotions and took me a very long time to recover from it. However, I would read it again in a heartbeat."

Moriah Hoshowski

"I felt this was a realistic portrayal of addiction, but Mickey was a hard character to connect with. She was distant, and since we're only meeting her post-crash, we don't see much of the friendship she has with Carolina before that and just are told how things were. They are said to be best friends, but I didn't get that even at the beginning of the book. I know Carolina has a new boyfriend, but I was surprised she didn't check in more on Mickey. I also felt starting the book with the deaths ruined the impact of it later in the book. I also thought she was going to find her birth parents or that would play some role, since it was mentioned repeatedly that she was adopted."