Book Genre: Young Adult
Publisher: Astraea Press
Release Date: 11-3-14
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Book Description:
Fast-Pitch Love is a coming-of-age
story about a high school boy who volunteers to help his mother coach a girls
softball team because he believes the “girl of his dreams” will also be an
assistant coach for the team. He gets more than a few surprises and eventually
discovers that romance depends on more than physical attraction.
Excerpt:
Stick pulled out of the
parking lot and headed toward the center of town where most of the restaurants
and fast food places were.
"I saw you scoping
out Stephanie during the history final," he said while they waited on a
traffic light. "Man, you’re way out of bounds with her."
"I know," Jace
answered. "But who says I can’t dream?"
"I wouldn’t even
risk doing that, Slo-Mo. If that gorilla boyfriend of hers ever gets wind of
what’s on your mind, your dream could become a nightmare real quick."
"Who’s going to tell
him — you?"
"Are you kidding?
He’s no friend of mine, although he might make a good pet if you could find a
big enough cage."
The light turned green,
and Stick shot through the intersection.
Jace shook his head and
frowned. "I just want a chance with her. Just one chance. Maybe something
could happen between us. If she’s not interested, okay. That wouldn’t kill me.
What’s killing me is that I don’t know and never will as long as –"
What’s killing me is that I don’t know and never will as long as –"
"Carson's in the
way?"
"Exactly."
Stick took a hand off the
steering wheel and rubbed his chin as if he were a wise old man with a long
beard. "King Kong is a problem," he admitted. "No doubt about
that." Then a mischievous grin took shape. "But maybe not as much as
you think."
"What do you
mean?" Jace's voice betrayed both hope and anxiety.
At that moment, Stick
pulled into Burger World and stopped in front of the menu board. A large globe
with a painted-on face and a chef’s hat asked for their order.
Stick glanced at Jace.
"Want anything?"
"No thanks. I’m not
that hungry. Now what did you mean –"
"Well, I am. Give me
a Global Burger with everything, medium fries, and large vanilla shake."
"That will be four
twenty-five," the talking globe said in its buzz saw-like voice.
"Please pull up to the window." While they waited for Stick’s food,
Jace again asked, "What did you mean when you said Carson may not be that
much of a problem?"
Stick leaned back and put
his hands behind his head. "I found out Carson might not be spending much
time around Ridgeview this summer," he said.
"Why not?"
"He’s got himself a
job at a lumber yard up in Michigan. Plus, he’s going to be visiting some
colleges that want him to play football for them."
"How long will he be
gone?"
"I don’t know. But
Michigan is pretty far from central Ohio, so if he’s going way up there, he’ll
probably stay awhile. A few weeks anyway, wouldn’t you think?"
"Yeah, makes
sense."
"Long enough for a
clever rival to make his move."
Author Bio:
Before writing Fast-Pitch
Love, Clay Cormany spent over 20 years as a writer and editor for Ohio's
State Board of Education. His creative work has appeared in numerous central
Ohio publications, including the Columbus Dispatch and Spring
Street, Columbus State Community College's literary magazine. He has also
edited numerous books, including a three-volume biography of Christopher
Columbus, written by a member of Italy's Senate, and A Death Prolonged
by Dr. Jeff Gordon, which received coverage in the New York Times and on
PBS. Fast-Pitch Love reflects the two years Cormany spent interacting
with softball players and coaches both in practice and competition.
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