Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
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4.4 • 59 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Sometimes life's greatest accomplishments take place off the field.There's nothing All Star pitcher Peter Friedman loves more than baseball. He breathes it, dreams it, and works his tail off to be great. Most kids are nervous about starting high school, but when you're the star athlete, girls, popularity, and all-around stud status are sure to follow.Then a pitching accident over the summer ruins Pete's arm. If he can't play baseball in high school, what is he supposed to do? If he isn't the star pitcher, then who is he? To make matters more complicated, there's something going on with Pete's grampa -- he's acting weird and keeps forgetting important things.The only person Pete can confide in is Angelika, the amazingly cute girl in his photography class who might like Pete as much as he likes her . . . Only, Angie doesn't know if she can date someone who can't be honest with himself, or with the people he's closest to.
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The start of Peter's freshman year is marked by twin tragedies: a serious arm injury during a baseball game means his pitching days are over, and his beloved grandfather, a photographer who taught Peter how to shoot, is losing his memory. Peter tries to keep the extent of both problems hidden the first from his best friend and fellow pitcher, AJ, and the second from his mother, per his grandfather's request. But his secrets prove harder and harder to keep, especially when his new girlfriend and fellow photography enthusiast, Angelika, gives him an ultimatum, and his deteriorating grandfather ends up in an emergency situation. Sonnenblick's story may be straightforward, but Peter's natural and self-effacing narrative voice makes it sing. The novel is populated with kind, vulnerable characters who care about each other (mellow San from Zen and the Art of Faking It even makes an appearance), and the thoroughly enjoyable mix of sports, art, family drama, and budding romance will have readers invested in Peter's struggles to accept his new world and appreciate what he has. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Amazing read
Read this book a while ago and it is still one of my faves :)
Praise to the author
This book got such a strong hold of me that I didn't even eat dinner, I couldn't take my eyes off the pages. It made my life an emotional roller coaster while reading it. I cried, I laughed, but best of all I got inspired to write a story of my own. Thank you.
Awesome
I just love this book it has very good detail and I could just imagine what is happening!