Curveball

Theres nothing All Star pitcher Peter Friedman loves more than baseball. Its his life. He breathes baseball, dreams about it, and works his tail off to be great. Most kids are nervous about starting high school, but Petes amazing arm is going to make his life pretty easy. When youre the star, girls, popularity, and all-around stud status are sure to follow. But Petes freshman year doesnt turn out as planned. A pitching accident over the summer ruins his arm. If he cant play baseball, what is he supposed to do? If he isnt the star pitcher, then who is he? Petes best friend and pitching partner, AJ, doesnt believe Petehe tells him hell be back to his normal self by spring training. To make matters more complicated, theres something going on with Petes grampahes acting weird and keeps forgetting important things, and Petes mother doesnt want to talk about it. 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 heronly Angie doesnt know if she can date someone who cant be honest with himself, or with the people hes closest to.