Sliding Into Home (2003)
“She jammed her key into the lock, banged the door open, and lunged for the receiver.
“Jason?” she answered, out of breath. It had to be her brother. She hadn’t heard from him in a week.
“No,” said a girl’s uncertain voice. “I’m looking for Joelle Cunningham. Is this the right number?”
“I’m Joelle.” It sounded like the girl was around her age.
“Who’s this?”
“Well, you don’t know me. My name’s Mandi Burns. I live in Greendale but I don’t go to Hoover because I’m home-schooled. Anyway, I’ve been r...eading all those letters in the paper.”
“Oh.” Joelle sat down at the table. “Right.”
“I don’t normally call people up like this,” Mandi said.
“But I really like baseball, too. My aunt played for the Colorado Silver Bullets.”
Joelle nearly dropped the receiver. The Silver Bullets were an all-female professional baseball team that had been started in the 1990s. “Really?” she said, impressed.
“Well, she only played one season,” Mandi replied.MoreLess
“Jason?” she answered, out of breath. It had to be her brother. She hadn’t heard from him in a week.
“No,” said a girl’s uncertain voice. “I’m looking for Joelle Cunningham. Is this the right number?”
“I’m Joelle.” It sounded like the girl was around her age.
“Who’s this?”
“Well, you don’t know me. My name’s Mandi Burns. I live in Greendale but I don’t go to Hoover because I’m home-schooled. Anyway, I’ve been r...eading all those letters in the paper.”
“Oh.” Joelle sat down at the table. “Right.”
“I don’t normally call people up like this,” Mandi said.
“But I really like baseball, too. My aunt played for the Colorado Silver Bullets.”
Joelle nearly dropped the receiver. The Silver Bullets were an all-female professional baseball team that had been started in the 1990s. “Really?” she said, impressed.
“Well, she only played one season,” Mandi replied.MoreLess
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