Curveball book central rappahannock regional library. Sometimes, the greatest comebacks take place far away from the ball field. The year i lost my grip i am really excited about this one. The year i lost my grip by jordan sonnenblick book resume. Ive loved every other book jordan sonnenblick has written and after hearing him speak at ala, i liked him even more which delighted me. When a freakish injury ends his pitching career, peter has some major things to figure out. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through. He breathes baseball, dreams about it, and works his tail off to be great. It probably wont surprise you that curveball was one of the first books i read after i got back from dallas in january.
Freshman year is turning out to be a wild ride for peter friedman. When the teacher was reading it in class she eventually stopped and everyone was salty like. Curveball the year i lost my grip trailer book trailer duration. Curveball book johnson county library bibliocommons. The year i lost my grip, a young adult novel by jordan sonnenblick, follows the main character peter friedman, a highschooler who finds himself lost when his hopes of becoming an allstar baseball player are ruined due to an elbow injury. Title of a book, article or other published item this. Earlier this school year, my sons sixth grade reading teacher impressed me by using a contemporary novel as a class reading assignment, and i wasnt surprised to discover it was a jordan sonnenblick book. The year i lost my grip by jordan sonnenblick is the first book ive read by this author. The year i lost my grip is a book written by jordan sonnenblick.
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The year i lost my grip 9780545320696 by sonnenblick, jordan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The start of peters freshman year is marked by twin tragedies. Peter friedmans freshman year is off to a bad start when his neglected, abused pitching arm agonizingly quits on him for good and hes forced to flounder about for a new interest in life. The year i lost my grip book by jordan sonnenblick. Only, angie doesnt know if she can date someone who cant be honest. The year i lost my grip and millions of other books are available for instant access. Most kids are nervous about starting high school, but petes amazing arm is going to make his life pretty easy.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. I have quite a few books by him within my classroom and although my students really like him, i had yet. When youre the star, girls, popularity, and allaround stud status are sure to follow. Peter always assumed he would enter 9th grade with his best friend aj and their dynamic pitchercatcher combo would land them on varsity. The year i lost my grip and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. It is also the same year that his grandfather develops alzheimers disease. The year i lost my grip was released, i knew it was going to hit the ball out of the park pun intended. In addition to that peter is going into his first year of. I wrote it for my teenage son, and it is based on an incident that happened a couple of years ago to a player on his travel baseball team. The year i lost my grip from the worlds largest community of readers. Sometimes life s greatest accomplishments take place off the field. Jordan sonnenblick after an injury ends former star pitcher peter friedmans athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper. He is the stud pitcher on his baseball team and all he dreams about is.
Theres nothing all star pitcher peter friedman loves. Curveball the year i lost my grip by karlyn ohlinger on prezi. The writing is fresh, the characters appealing, and it looks like the author has another hit. A friend of mine told me that she read after ever after to one of her classes, but other than that i havent heard much about jordan sonnenblicks work. Like sonnenblicks previous books, this one was full of heart, funny, and delightful. Sometimes lifes greatest accomplishments take place off the field. The pitcher is in his windup, one arm cocked behind his head, his glove hand swinging down, across his body, toward the catcher. Only, angie doesnt know if she can date someone who cant be honest with himself, or with the people hes closest to.
The next several photos are taken all in a row, clickclickclick. Theres nothing all star pitcher peter friedman loves more than baseball. For example, in the beginning of the book, peter is planning on being the star pitcher for the junior varsity baseball team. Tommy pierce peter friedman peter is a great baseball pitcher his best friend aj is also on his baseball team and pitches too angelika is the girl that peter falls in love with peter is also a very talented photographer, and he learned from. Each is zoomed in more tightly than the one before it. Most kids are nervous about starting high school, but when youre the star athlete, girls, popularity, and allaround stud status are sure to follow. But petes freshman year doesnt turn out as planned. He breathes it, dreams it, and works his tail off to be great.
The year i lost my grip and millions of other books are available for. Curveball the year i lost my grip trailer book trailer. The year i lost my grip like many thrising 9 graders, peter left middle school thinking he had everything figured out. This does not go according to plan because during the summer before his freshmen year, peter breaks his arm and discovers that he can never play baseball again. Among many great features, teacher resources include outside links to diverse media and provide information about text complexity.
No one writes teenage boys like jordan sonnenblick. His best friend aj, still a star baseball player himself, keeps reminding peter of his loss. Peters voice rings true throughout the book and is the type of protagonist i like to see in books real. Jordan sonnenblick georgia peach book award for teen. Story was a little predictable, didnt quite grab me like some other books in this genre. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. After an injury ends former star pitcher peter friedmans athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives pete all of his professional camera gear. Peter friedman is an all baseball player until in a game he injures his shoulder to where he will never be able to play. And happily, like the author, curveball was no disappointment. 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. After an injury ends former star pitcher peter friedmans athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes hes becoming senile, gives pete all of his professional camera gear. Teacher resources are online instructional tools created by teachers for teachers to help integrate trade books seamlessly into the classroom. The year i lost my grip should not be considered a sports book. The writing is fresh, the characters appealing, and it looks like the author.
This book got such a strong hold of me that i didnt even eat dinner, i couldnt take my eyes off the pages. Jordan sonnenblick scores a home run with curveball as he continues what he does best. Curveball book hennepin county library bibliocommons. Peter is a little bit of a nerd, a little bit of a sports nut, a little bit of a photographer, and a little bit of a family. The one bright spot is his new cute girlfriend angelika and the gift of his grandfathers photography equipment. He is able to hook the most reluctant readers and prolific enough that by the time theyve finished all his books, there is nothing reluctant about them. The year i lost my grip unabridged audiobook, by jordan sonnenblick. Ill be wholeheartedly encouraging my son to read curveball. 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. While baseball is the impetus for much of the drama, curveball. I cried, i laughed, but best of all i got inspired to write a story of my own. Joseph johnson has lost just about everyone hes ever loved.