Women writers have often felt alienated from both the Bible and the canonical literary tradition that has been built on its foundation. Yet contemporary American women writers seem to be as haunted by the Bible as their nineteenth-century predecessors. This study of feminist biblical revision argues that women writers' contentious dialogues with the Bible ultimately reconstruct the writers' own basis of authority. The author traces the evolution of this phenomenon from the mid-nineteenth century to the present and analyzes biblical revision in works by Emily Dickinson, H.D., Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Gloria Naylor, and Toni Morrison.

Sophie Brooks presents life as a softball player in a way that only a young, naive, eight-year-old can do. Written entirely from her perspective, this humorous and heartwarming story spans ones tumultuous week between two Saturday games. Sophie must deal with defeat as a result of her own embarrassing mishap, confront her school nemesis who won't let her forget her mistake, and finally, dust herself off for her biggest showdown yet. In the end, a discovery of self-confidence and true sportsmanship will right all that's been wrong in her world.