Gomera-Tavarez, Camille. Girl, the Ring & the Baseball Bat, The. Levine Querido, 02/2024.
408pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-64614-265-1. GRADES 7–12. ADDITIONAL.
Rosie and Caro grew up living with their mother in New York, while their dad stayed behind in the Dominican Republic. School, and life, is hard on them, though that begins to change after some magical items come into their lives. Rosie’s gifted jacket turns out to help people do what she says. Caro finds a baseball bat while visiting her dad and his fiancée that fixes whatever she breaks with it. Then there are two wooden rings their friend Zeke acquires, that make people fall in love with him. This magic changes their lives, unveils the past, and gives them a path to an easier future. Review based on an ARC.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library