Change Up

Ashley Clarke #2

by Keri Kelly

As sophomore summer heats up at Sunray Beach, so does Jake Cole and Ashley Clarke's long distance relationship. But, Ashley's overprotective cop father forbids Ashley to see Jake, causing Ashley to sneak around while sinking deeper and deeper into a smudge of lies and deceit. She begins to wonder if her parents are right about Jake when he shows up at times bruised, beaten, and hanging out with shady people. Back on the diamond, the Cape Town Crush Softball team is doing amazing, even earning a bid to Nationals, but fellow pitcher Christy Mayer's up to her old tricks and snags a golden opportunity to ruin Ashley's softball future for good. Ashley and Rachel Harris, a softball superstar who joins the Crush midseason, hit it off and hang out until Ashley discovers Rachel's secret past. Will Ashley and Jake's relationship survive sophomore summer? Is this the end of a fifteen year friendship between Lizzy and Ashley? And what's the deal with Rachel?

First published April 20, 2009

About the author

Keri Kelly is an award-winning author, comedy writer, and professor. She's the author of The Pretty Tough Series, My Sister, the Sea Monster, and The Field Guide to Humans and Other Dangerous Beasts. Her comedy shorts and essays have appeared on Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Points in Case, Little Old Lady Comedy, and many other humor pubs. She teaches comedy and storytelling at Rowan University. Find out more and say hello at www.kerikelly.com.