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Isaiah always had his focus set on school and baseball, but when he meets August, he suddenly begins questioning more than just his lack of a social life.
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As the star of his high school baseball team, Isaiah Carr is looking forward to senior year. While not the most popular of guys, he's got his friends, he's a shoo-in for a baseball scholarship, and he's perfectly content sitting on the sidelines when it comes to his social life. However, when he meets August, a strange but cute boy with a prosthetic leg, there's no denying the connection between them. From friends to more, the two begin to grow a relationship that balances the troubles of their pasts with the hopefulness and acceptance of a future.
[[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]]
Cover designed by Eva I.
WATTY'S 2020 YA WINNER
- Intro
- 1. game on
- 2. slip-n'-slide
- 3. strike out
- 4. clear
- 5. strike one
- 6. realize
- 7. too much
- 8. week
- 9. family
- 10. build
- 11. dark
- 12. i have one leg, not arthritis
- 13. therapy
- 14. i prefer succulents
- 15. marcus
- 16. back to the basics
- 17. on fire
- 18. new
- 19. stand
- 20. panic, fighting, and flowers
- 21. august
- 22. on edge
- 23. revelations
- 24. raw
- 25. playoffs
- 26. date
- 27. old ghosts
- 28. taunt
- 29. closure
- 30. let's talk future
- 31. get together
- 32. take a deep breath
- 33. exhale
- 34. meet the family
- 35. you make things less scary
- EPILOGUE