Jordan Sonnenblick
Hardcover | Pages: 285 pages Rating: 4.05 | 5719 Users | 912 Reviews
Declare Of Books Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
| Title | : | Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip |
| Author | : | Jordan Sonnenblick |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 285 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2012 by Scholastic |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Sports. Romance. Fiction. Baseball |
Relation During Books 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 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.
Reading Level: Age 12 and Up 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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| Original Title: | Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip |
| ISBN: | 0545320690 (ISBN13: 9780545320696) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2014), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2013) |
Rating Of Books Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
Ratings: 4.05 From 5719 Users | 912 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
Jordan's writing is so engaging and authentic. I get sucked into the story and I love the characters. Handling a tough topic with humor and sensitivity is hard to do. The only reason that this is 4 stars instead of 5 is because I was missing the parental relationship that is evident in his other books, especially Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.I was doing fine until the epilogue. Then came the waterworks. Always enjoy a Sonnenblick novel.
I really liked Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, and while I always thought that boys and girls would like it equally, girls seemed to like it better. That's sort of how I feel about this book. It has a boy as the protagonist and the title really makes you think it's a guy read, but within the first few pages I had completely decided it was a girl read. That seems problematic to me, since the title just doesn't appeal to girls. In fact, the book isn't really about baseball at all, as the title
Moments. Those flashes of time that can feel like a lifetime or a blink of an eye. The boring, sad, painful, happy, and life altering moments somehow all add up to help make us who we are in life. Some memories and moments slip away right then and there, while others remain in our hearts and minds. The moment we decide to turn left instead of right, to keep or share a secret, ignore the pain, throw the ball, take the picture, and on and on..A moment can change everything. Curveball: The Year I
Having high school hanging over his head did not phase Peter as a rock-star, 8th grade pitcher/catcher extraordinaire. He & his best bud were sure to play for the JV team, making their entry into high school significantly more palatable. Until his final pitch. His freshman year was nothing he expected, but everything he needed. I have quickly become a Jordan Sonnenblick fan & I thoroughly enjoyed this tiny tome. I can hear the ball slapping into the catcher's mitt, I can see the
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip was an amazing book. When the teacher was reading it in class she eventually stopped and everyone was salty like... really salty. Every single person in my class loved this book! I recommend it to any teacher looking for a chapter book to read to their students!
My students in general, love Jordan Sonnenblick. I have quite a few books by him within my classroom and although my students really like him, I had yet to actually read one of his texts. That changed when my students chose this story for a class read-aloud. What a great book! It was relatable; had a sweet message; had just enough sadness, romance and realism to keep all of my students engaged. And it also helped me understand why so many of my students really enjoy reading Mr. Sonneblick's
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