First published 2003
Colt Trammel sits trapped in a classroom chair, his mind on the baseball diamond where he belongs. The sport defines him. It keeps him in school and gives him the only control he has over his chaotic life. But right now he cannot feel a bat's shock traveling up his arm or hear the satisfying thump of a ball hitting his glove. His girlfriend has walked away angry again, and she will stay mad until he begs for forgiveness. Worse, his mother has delivered an ultimatum that threatens everything. Unless Colt can pull his grades up to a C average, she will ban him from playing baseball entirely. Six weeks stand between Colt and potential disaster. He must navigate academic demands he has always ignored while dealing with relationship drama that seems to follow him everywhere. His struggle to balance these competing pressures will determine whether he loses the one thing that matters most to him.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary, sports, baseball, academic
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
256 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins