Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip

by Jordan Sonnenblick
Lexile:  800
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Pete and AJ are all star pitchers and best friends, looking forward to break into the high school scene.  But an injury during the summer baseball season, changes Pete's life forever.  At the encouragement of his grandfather, he invests his new found free time in photography.  He meets an interesting girl, Angelika, and at the same time begins to notice some strange things his grandfather is doing.  Pete learns that life is never simple.