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description: Friday Night Lights meets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut where swoon-worthy romance meets underdog sports story.When softball star Liv Rodinsky throws one ill-advised punch during the most important game of the year she loses her scholarship to her fancy private school her boyfriend and her teammates all in one fell swoop. With no other options Liv is forced to transfer to the nearest public school Northland where she'll have to convince their coach she deserves a spot on the softball team all while facing both her ex and the teammates of the girl she punched... Every. Single. Day. Enter Grey the injured star quarterback with amazing hair and a foolproof plan: if Liv joins the football team as his temporary replacement he'll make sure she gets a spot on the softball team in the Spring. But it will take more than the perfect spiral for Liv to find acceptance in Northland's halls and behind that charming smile Grey may not be so perfect after all.With well-drawn characters and a charming quarterback love interest who's got brains as well as brawn Throw Like a Girl will have readers swooning from the very first page.
language: English
title: Throw Like a Girl
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers