Bat 6 — Virginia Euwer Wolff

“PLAY BALL!”
The sixth-grade girls of Barlow and Bear Creek Ridge have been waiting to play in the annual softball game -- the Bat 6 -- for as long as they can remember.

But something is different this year. There's a new girl on both teams, each with a secret in her past which sets them on a collision course set to explode on game day. No one knows how to stop it. All they can do is watch...