Throw Like a Girl

Name: Throw Like a Girl
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Sarah Henning
ISBN: 9781549150395

Author: Sarah Henning

Narrator: Devon Hales

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Published: 01/07/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Sports, Football, Family

Synopsis

Friday Night Lightsmeets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut where swoonworthy 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 its 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 just a flawless spiral for Liv to find acceptance in Northland's halls, and behind that charismatic 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.

About Sarah Henning

Sarah Henning is a recovering journalist who has worked for the Palm Beach Post, the Kansas City Star, and the Associated Press, among others. When not hunched over her computer, she runs ultramarathons, hangs out with her husband, Justin, and goes on absurdly long walks with her two adorable kids. Sarah lives in Lawrence, Kansas, hometown of Langston Hughes, William S. Burroughs, and a really good basketball team. Sea Witch is her first novel and is followed by Sea Witch Rising. You can visit her online at www.sarahhenningwrites.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christy on June 01, 2020

4 stars This was such a cute YA sports romance! I have been wanting to read it since it was released and I'm so glad I found the time. Liv Rodinsky's life has revolved around softball since she started high school, but due to an incident, she has to switch schools. The school she's going to is her r......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on February 10, 2020

This exactly fit my mood, hit all the right notes, and provoked a few laugh-out-loud moments along the way. So that's a complete win. This is definitely a "grant the premise" book because Liv absolutely tops the chart of possibilities when it turns out that her competent athleticism includes natural......more

Goodreads review by LW on July 12, 2020

Oh how I love this book! Let me count the ways. *pauses* Oops, there's too many to count. This is one of the best contemporary books I've ever read. The characters should always be the driving force in romance, and Sarah Henning could not have developed Liv or Grey more. Every character was alive wit......more

Goodreads review by Anne on March 17, 2020

Funny thing: I read three books last month with protagonists named Olive; this was the middle book, sandwiched between Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteredge stories. I met the author (hi Sarah!) on a writer's retreat last fall and it was a joy to get to read some of her work. This book, her newest, ju......more

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on April 22, 2021

I love it when an author takes a trope and turns it on its head! In Throw Like a Girl, you do indeed get all the usual tropes to be found in a typical YA novel. Boy Meets girl, and they fall in love. Boy talks girl into joining the high school football team as his relief quarterback. Girl ends up he......more

Quotes

Praise for Throw Like a Girl:"Liv's major obstacle is learning to forgive and trust again: the family who doesn't respect her decisions; the teammates who keep secrets; the boyfriend with an agenda; and above all, her own flawed, complicated, driven, triumphant self. This charming sports story reflects classic tropes of the genre while still feeling fresh and relevant. A winner."—Kirkus Reviews

"Determination and grit mixed perfectly with sass and humor on every turn of the page. With mistakes come lessons, and this story tells it in a way that everyone can relate to."—Abbi Glines, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"[Sarah] Henning offers up a scrappy contemporary debut in the vein of Morgan Matson. Sports fans and romance lovers unite--there's plenty to satisfy both teams here."—Booklist