The Game Can't Love You Back
Publisher
Swoon Reads
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781250163899
Pages
312 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Eve is used to being the odd woman out. As the only girl on her school's baseball team, she knows exactly how to put sweaty, macho baseball players in their place, and she's learned to focus on one thing and one thing only: being the best pitcher she can be. But when a freak accident forces her school to be absorbed by the neighboring town, Eve has to contend with a new group of guys who aren't used to having a woman on their team. And the new team's star pitcher, Jamie, has no interest in being ousted from his throne. He can't afford to give up his starting slot to a new pitcher--especially to a girl. As the competition between Jamie and Eve starts to heat up, so does their attraction to each other. Can they keep their heads in the game, or will they end up getting played?
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; Poverty; single mother; financial hardship; impoverished family
Main Character
female teenager; male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father; single mother
Keywords
baseball; pitcher; high school; romance; female athletes; sports; rivals; competition; team player
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Cozzco, Karole, "The Game Can't Love You Back" (2018). Diverse Families. 1487.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1487