Saturday, April 16, 2016

Lost in the Sun, Lisa Graff. While playing hockey, Trent shot a puck right into the chest of Jared Richards, killing him. No one knew he had a heart defect. Trent's life takes a downward spin from there: friends distance themselves, grades spiral downward, behavior takes a negative turn. Fallon Little, a girl with her own hidden story leading to a noticeable scar on her face, sees something in Trent that draws her to him. They eat lunch together, and form the after school movie club, watching baseball movies. Not wanting to spend time with his distant father, whose new wife is expecting a baby, he lands himself in after school detention with Ms. Emerson, his homeroom teacher. She gives him the chore of watering her plants each day. Baseball is his love; however the coach for whom he must try out, is also his gym teacher and Trent prefers hanging out in the stands than participate in PE class.

Despite his mom's and brothers' attempts at encouraging him to spend time with their dad, he's not interested. And when Jeremiah Jacobson, his arch nemesis, picks a fight with him, Trent pummels him badly. Unbeknownst to him, Fallon saw it all and begins to withdraw from him. Her parents don't want him around anymore. It takes quite a bit of work for him to earn her trust back again.

When you try to catch a fly ball, it can get lost in the sun. Trent got lost in the sun. With the help of a friendless girl, Fallon is the one able to help him find his way again. This is a story of forgiveness and friendship . . . and one that will stay with you for quite some time.

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