Short Stop for Romance

A Blossom Valley Book #3

by Elaine Harper

Mark Maxwell was the star baseball player and just about the most popular guy in Blossom High. Celia nearly flipped when she found out that her mother had hired him to dog-sit while the Clinton family went off to a family reunion.

She was even more stunned by the unfortunate accident that led to Mark’s job as reluctant coach to the all-girls softball team. She was sure that he held her responsible for putting him out of commission and for the wretched job. How could she convince him otherwise . . . especially now that she found herself falling in jove with him?

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite book as a teen . I must have read it a hundred times . I kept it for years and between moves it got misplaced and I was so devastated .

[Emily Peeling · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the first books I ever read ( grade 4), it's what hooked me on reading!

[Radhika Breaden · Rating 3 out of 5]

In general, this was slightly more interesting than the average Blossom Valley book. Celia as a character is to be praised for her desire to be independent from her clique but still friends with them and this concurrent plot lends a depth to what would otherwise be a somewhat one-note romance. The slang was overdone and the idea that the group would get lost on a dirt road that ended in mud when driving in the East Bay (SF Bay Area) was too ridiculous to be reasonable. And as usual, the rampant sexism in these books gets overbearing -- and I thought that when reading them in the 80's as well. The idea of the love-in-idleness love potion was a cute touch. All in all, average for its genre.

[Melanie Main]

a very good book.