Blitz Publishing, Inc. Announces a New Player in the Field of Teen Sports Novels

Spring, TX, April 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- As a three-sport athlete in high school, author Keri Mikulski understands the struggles that athletes endure to balance sports, school, family, and a social life. “I wrote Screwball because I love to read, and as a teen, I never could get my hands on really good books with a female athletic main character. I hope readers can identify with Ashley, the main character in this novel and use her as a tester to see how she deals with a lot of the same issues teens face today,” Keri stated.

Things have been sweet for fourteen-year old freshman fastpitch fanatic Ashley Clarke. She's the starting pitcher for her stress-free fourteen and under ASA team. During her time away from the diamond, she’s sprinting down the soccer field, bouncing a basketball, or hanging at the beach with her BFF, Lizzy.

But one sizzling summer day, hottie junior jock Andrew spots her at a pizza shop and Ashley's life changes forever. Meanwhile, her friend, Kate, talks her into joining the Crush, an elite sixteen and under team loaded with tough competition. Shortly after playing in her first game, Ashley finds out new Crush teammate Christy not only hates her guts, but is also determined to ruin Ashley's future for good.

Join Ashley as she struggles juggling sports, school, and a social life. Will Christy and her cronies force Ashley to quit the Crush? Or will she give it all up to spend more time with Andrew? And who's the new guy in Ashley's life complicating things?

Author Keri Mikulski answers these questions and more in Screwball: An Ashley Clarke Novel (216 pp., $9.95), Keri is a writer, teacher, and softball coach. She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Thomas Jefferson University, a master's degree in teaching from The College of New Jersey, and is a graduate of The Institute of Children's Writing. She holds an ACE Personal Trainer certification and a Registered Nurse license. Keri grew up in Maple Shade, New Jersey where she was a three-sport athlete in high school and a two-sport athlete in college until an injury sidelined her sport’s career. She's the Chick Lit Pick columnist for South Jersey Mom magazine, contributes to Fastpitch Forever magazine, blogs softball for www.prettytough.com, coaches high school softball, and teaches fitness and writing workshops.

ISBN 978-0979690808

To arrange a book signing or interview, contact Keri Mikulski at keri@kerimikulski.com

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