<P> Angelika, Peter's friend he made in advanced photography who he talks to about his grandpa and eventually becomes his girlfriend . </P> <P> Peter's Grandpa, An old photographer who may be beginning to age . Quits photography at a point and gives Peter thousands of dollars worth of photography equipment . Peter's favorite of his relatives . </P> <P> High - schooler Peter Friedman was an amazing pitcher and catcher in the sport he loved, baseball . This all changed when the cartilage in his elbow snapped and rendered him unfit for baseball . His grandfather, a photographer, is slowly losing his memory, and decides to give Peter all of his equipment . Soon, Peter meets a girl, Angelika, in his photography class, and they become friends . A story told with friendship, struggle, and love, is an all around success . </P> <P> School Library Journal said that, "The dialogue sparkles, and Peter's conversations with the randy, politically incorrect AJ are often laugh - out - loud funny . Another winner that can be confidently recommended to readers, athletes or not ." </P>

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