Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip [Paperback]

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.

Praise forDrums, Girls & Dangerous Pie:

A brave book . . . Jordan Sonnenblick carries it off with such charm and elan, you forget for a moment your heart is breaking. --Frank McCourt, author ofAngela's Ashes

* Sonnenblick shows that even in the midst of tragedy, life goes on, love can flower, and the one thing you can always change is yourself. --Booklist, starred review

The reader falls in love with the brothers, laughing and crying by turns and rooting for both of them until it almost hurts. --Kirkus Reviews

Praise forAfter Ever After:

* As hilarious as it is tragic, and as honest as it is hopeful, don't confuse this book with inspirational reading. It's irresistible reading. --Booklist, starred review

* Sonnenblick's intimate first-person tale of survival . . . will leave an emotional, uplifting imprint. --School Library Journal, starred review

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