{"product_id":"heroine-9780062847201","title":"Heroine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 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. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcGinnis, Mindy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMindy McGinnis\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eNot a Drop to Drink \u003c\/em\u003eand its companion, \u003cem\u003eIn a Handful of Dust, \u003c\/em\u003eas well as \u003cem\u003eThis Darkness Mine, The Female of the Species, Given to the Sea, Heroine, \u003c\/em\u003eand the Edgar Award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eA Madness So Discreet. \u003c\/em\u003eA graduate of Otterbein University with a BA in English literature and religion, Mindy lives in Ohio. You can visit her online at www.mindymcginnis.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Tegen Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609611866386,"sku":"9780062847201","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8de9709-d0c1-4f33-b89a-b6d0581be57c.jpg?v=1732329614","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heroine-9780062847201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}