Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
by Jordan SonnenblickImages
- Grades: 7 - 9
- Ages: 12 - 14
- Format: Paperback Book
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From friendship to romance, tragedy to comedy, this novel hits the heart like the smack of a baseball into the catcher's mitt!
From friendship to romance, tragedy to comedy, this novel hits the heart like the smack of a baseball into the catcher's mitt!
This title contains mature language and references to alcohol and is only recommended for older readers.
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https://clubs.scholastic.com/curveball%3A-the-year-i-lost-my-grip/9780545320702-C-rco-us.htmlSummary
Peter Friedman is an up-and-coming star with a promising pitching career ahead of him—when tragedy strikes. After an injury Peter’s doctor tells him he’ll never pitch again. But as his ninth grade year begins, Peter is determined to keep the secret from is best friend and fellow-pitcher AJ—for as long as he can, at least.
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When catastrophe strikes again and Peter discovers that his beloved grandfather is losing his memory, suddenly he has another secret to keep. But sometimes two losses add up to make a win. Peter’s grandfather was a professional photographer, and he’s given all of his equipment to Peter. At first Peter isn’t sure what to do with it, but then he meets pretty and talented Angelika in a photography class, and together they become sports photographers for the school. Could Peter be staging a comeback?
Best-selling author Jordan Sonnenblick is at the top of his game in this wise and witty novel about a boy exploring loss, artistic self-discovery, and first romance—all in a single year.
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Product Details
- Grades: 7 - 9
- Ages: 12 - 14
- Product Type: Book
- Page Count: 304 pages
- Dimensions: 5 1/4" x 8"
- Language: English
- Subject & Themes: Friendship, Family Issues, Baseball & Softball, Illness & Injury, Grandparents, Sports
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
- ISBN 13: 978-0-545-32070-2
