Screwball

Screwball
Author: Keri Mikulski
Series: Ashley Clarke (#1)
Publisher: Blitz Publishing, Inc.
How Received: won

Things have been sweet for fourteen-year old freshman fastpitch fanatic Ashley Clarke. She's happy and content as the starting pitcher for her stress-free fourteen and under ASA team. During her time away from the diamond, she's either sprinting down the soccer field, bouncing a basketball, or hanging at the beach with her BFF, Lizzy. But one sizzling summer day, hottie junior jock Andrew spots her at a pizza shop and Ashley's life changes forever. Meanwhile, her friend, Kate, talks her into joining the Crush, an elite sixteen and under team loaded with tough competition. Shortly after playing in her first game, Ashley finds out new Crush teammate Christy not only hates her guts, but is determined to ruin Ashley's future for good. Join Ashley as she struggles juggling sports, school, and a social life. Will Christy and her cronies force Ashley to quit the Crush? Or will she give it all up to spend more time with Andrew? And who's the new guy in Ashley's life complicating things?

I really enjoyed this book, and I don't even play sports. I was able to relate to Ashley and feel what she felt, and I managed to keep up with the sports throughout the whole book. I was able to put it down, but it was nicely written overall, and I would happily read a sequel.

Overall Rating: 8/10
Screwball or Game?: Game focuses more on the sport while Screwball varied equally between her sports and her life outside of baseball, but both are equally enjoyable.
Happy reading!

~Nicole

PS: Keep an eye out in the future for an interview with Keri and a possible giveaway of Screwball!