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Tatay's Team
Hardcover
General Juvenile FictionSports & Recreation
Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: Johnny W Jones
Published: Aug 20 2026
Pages: 138
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Tatay's Team: The Kindness Krew
When JoAhn moves from the Philippines to a small Texas town, she leaves behind everything familiar - her friends, her language, her sense of belonging. Softball becomes her way back in, but making the team is only the beginning. What she really needs is a place to belong.
The Tatay's Team series follows JoAhn and her teammates through the real, relatable struggles of growing up: feeling like an outsider, facing failure on and off the field, navigating shifting friendships, and finding your footing when everything feels unfamiliar. Along the way, JoAhn discovers something powerful: that kindness, offered even in small moments, has a way of turning strangers into friends and friends into family.
Rooted in Filipino heritage and small-town Texas life, the series explores what it means to carry two cultures at once, honoring where you came from while building a home in a new place. Each book weaves together the discipline and teamwork of competitive softball with the quieter, harder work of growing emotionally: learning to forgive, to ask for help, to stand up for a teammate, and to trust that you're not as alone as you feel.
Blending the camaraderie of a sports story with the heart of a coming-of-age novel, this series speaks to any young reader who has ever felt overlooked, defeated, or unsure of where they fit in. It's a story about resilience built through community, the courage it takes to keep showing up for your team and for yourself, and the belief that kindness, even in small doses, can change the whole game.
Perfect for readers who love stories about found family, cultural identity, sports and teamwork, and the everyday bravery of growing up. Ideal for fans of middle-grade fiction that balances humor and heart with genuine emotional stakes.
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