Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
Sometimes, the greatest comebacks take place far away from the ball field.Meet Peter Friedman, high school freshman. Talented photographer. Former baseball star. When a freakish injury ends his pitching career, Peter has some major things to figure out. Is there life after sports? Why has his...
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Sometimes, the greatest comebacks take place far away from the ball field.Meet Peter Friedman, high school freshman. Talented photographer. Former baseball star. When a freakish injury ends his pitching career, Peter has some major things to figure out. Is there life after sports? Why has his grandfather suddenly given him thousands of dollars worth of camera equipment? And is it his imagination, or is the super-hot star of the girls' swim team flirting with him, right in front of the amazing new girl in his photography class? In his new novel, teen author Jordan Sonnenblick performs his usual miraculous feat: exploring deep themes of friendship, romance, family, and tragedy, while still managing to be hilariously funny.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780545320696 (0545320690)
ASIN: 0545320690
Publish date: 2012-03-01
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Contemporary,
Sports And Games,
Sports,
High School,
Fiction
I can do it, I can do it, and I can’t! That is the story of All Star Pitcher Peter Friedman whose dream was to be star pitcher in high school with his best friend AJ but that dream dies when Peter pushes himself too far. Not listening to his body, Peter broke his elbow for good. What it boils down...