It’s a powerful and profound look at a family coping with unexpected change. Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick Watch on Earlier this school year, my son’s sixth grade reading teacher impressed me by using a contemporary novel as a class reading assignment, and I wasn’t surprised to discover it was a Jordan Sonnenblick book. Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip Audible Audiobook Unabridged Jordan Sonnenblick (Author), Luke Daniels (Narrator), & 1 more 241 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 5.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial There’s nothing All Star pitcher Peter Friedman loves more than baseball. But Sonnenblick ( After Ever After) incorporates a message of hope, too: Claire’s ordeal gives her new appreciation for the power of music and a more empathic view of those around her. Curveball: the Year I Lost My Grip Winner Description: Author: Sonnenblick, Jordan. Claire is a bluntly honest narrator, never holding back even when anger turns to depression and her father starts to waste away (“If I were being a hundred percent honest, I couldn’t really say I was thankful he was alive in this condition”). Told from Claire’s perspective, Sonnenblick’s story delivers an achingly vivid portrayal of her wide range of emotions as her father returns home still recovering, suffering from aphasia and having trouble with simple tasks like eating with a fork.

Click the card to flip 1 / 10 Flashcards Learn Test Match Created by MLerdodetejadaTeacher Terms in this set (10) articulate speak clearly. Claire must simultaneously navigate dance-class drama, getting braces (which still manages to feel like the worst day of her life even after her father’s affliction), and boys, including former friends and her frustratingly perfect older brother. Curveball-The Year I Lost My Grip Flashcards Learn Test Match articulate Click the card to flip speak clearly. After the trauma of witnessing her father have a stroke, 13-year-old Claire Goldsmith and her family struggle with their new reality.

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