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Name: Nice Girls Don't (Wildfire)
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Caroline B. Cooney

📘 Nice Girls Don't (Wildfire) by Caroline B. Cooney

Tory Travis dreams of playing baseball, but at her school the boys receive a bus and uniforms, whereas the girls must bake a fundraiser to cover their own team. Determined, she enlists the help of her friend Jonathon to challenge the school board’s unequal treatment. Tory knows that standing up for fairness could jeopardize the support of those she loves most.

First publish date: 1984

Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction

Authors: Caroline B. Cooney

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