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For my sister, Sue Cochrane
AcknowledgmentsFor support during the writing of this book, I am grateful to Canisius College. For certain facts and lore pertaining to the knuckleball, I am indebted to Ben McGrath's essay “Project Knuckleball,” which appeared in the New Yorker. Thank you to those who read and commented on the manuscript: Ron and Marlys Ousky, Jack Williams, Mary Cochrane, Sue Cochrane, and Lon Otto. Special thanks to my wonderfully insightful editor, Erin Clarke, and to the amazing Jay Mandel and Charlotte Wasserstein. And heartfelt thanks, finally, always and all ways, to Mary, Sam, and Henry, the home team.
CONTENTS1. A HEARTBREAKING DREAM ABOUT TOAST2. SOME SERIOUS JUNK3. HER STUPID PLAN4. WELCOME TO BASEBALL5. GEOGRAPHY LESSON6. IT COMES FROM A COCOON7. HARDBALL8. THE ART OF GRAFFITI9. SECRET SOCIETY10. A ZEN THING11. GLOW-IN-THE-DARK STARS12. ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S EYES13. TEAM PLAYER14. A LINK IN THE CHAIN15. MOLLY STIRS IT UP16. MOLLY'S GRIP17. SIGNS18. GAME DAY19. GIMME SOME20. KEEPING SCORE21. WILD IN A NEW WAY22. YES CRAZY23. MOONLIGHT
In preagricultural societies, powerful butterflygoddesses represented the closely linked forces ofdeath and regeneration in the world.—Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide,Rick Cech and Guy TudorI discovered in nature the nonutilitarian delights that Isought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game ofintricate enchantment and deception.—Vladimir Nabokov, Nabokov's ButterfliesThrowing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterflywith hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.—Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
A HEARTBREAKING DREAM ABOUT TOAST
SOME SERIOUS JUNK
HER STUPID PLAN
WELCOME TO BASEBALL
GEOGRAPHY LESSON
IT COMES FROM A COCOON
HARDBALL
THE ART OF GRAFFITI
SECRET SOCIETY
A ZEN THING
GLOW-IN-THE-DARK STARS
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S EYES
TEAM PLAYER
A LINK IN THE CHAIN
MOLLY STIRS IT UP
MOLLY'S GRIP
SIGNS
GAME DAY
GIMME SOME
KEEPING SCORE
WILD IN A NEW WAY
YES CRAZY
MOONLIGHT
THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPFThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.Copyright © 2009 by Mick CochraneAll rights reserved.Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.Visit us on the Web! www.randomhouse.com/kidsEducators and librarians, for a variety of teaching tools, visit us atwww.randomhouse.com/teachersLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCochrane, Mick.The girl who threw butterflies / Mick Cochrane. —1st ed.p. cm.Summary: Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps her in other aspects of her life as well.eISBN: 978-0-375-89160-1[1. Baseball—Fiction. 2. Pitchers (Baseball)—Fiction. 3. Sex role—Fiction.4. Grief—Fiction. 5. Mothers and daughters—Fiction. 6. Friendship—Fiction. 7. Buffalo (N.Y.)—Fiction.] I. Title.PZ7.C63972 Gir 2009[Fic]—dc222008015986v3.0
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