
But you can't always count on your plans to work out. have always planned on making and dominating their high school team. Another winner that can be confidently recommended to readers, athletes or not.Peter Friedman has been training as a baseball pitcher his entire life. School Library Journal said that, "The dialogue sparkles, and Peter's conversations with the randy, politically incorrect AJ are often laugh-out-loud funny.

A story told with friendship, struggle, and love is an all-around success. He becomes the schools newspaper photographer with Angelika and soon later start to gain feelings for each other. Soon, Peter meets a girl, Angelika, in his photography class, and they become friends. His grandfather, a photographer, is slowly losing his memory and decides to give Peter all of his equipment. This all changed when the cartilage in his elbow snapped and rendered him unfit for baseball. High-schooler Peter Friedman was an amazing pitcher and catcher in the sport he loved, baseball. Quits photography at a point and gives Peter thousands of dollars worth of photography equipment. Peter's Grandpa, An old photographer who may be beginning to age.


Catcher and pitcher for the baseball team.Īngelika, Peter's friend he made in basic photography who he talks to about his grandpa. But due to him hurting his elbow and needing surgery he can't play baseball ever again.Īdam James, also known as AJ, who is Peter's best friend. Played as a pitcher on a baseball team with his best friend AJ. The one bright spot is his new cute girlfriend Angelika and the gift of his grandfather's photography equipment. His best friend AJ, still a star baseball player himself, keeps reminding Peter of his loss. It is also the same year that his grandfather develops Alzheimer's disease. It is the story of Peter Friedman and the year he injures his elbow, making him never able to pitch on his baseball team again.

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip is a book written by Jordan Sonnenblick.
