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An Accidental Fastball to the Heart by G.S. Berger

Be the first to ask a question about An Accidental Fastball to the Heart. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Dec 02, Ayse rated it did not like it Shelves: Definitely a YA book, it reads as if it were written by a teenager. Random things kept happening that had no point and didn't further the story any, personalities of various characters changed on a dime with no explanation or reason or follow through.

The main character's motivations made no sense -- deliberately planning to have a shitty weekend as penance; changing her mind the minute someone says anything; being wracked with self-doubt for no explainable reason; g this book was hard to enjoy. The main character's motivations made no sense -- deliberately planning to have a shitty weekend as penance; changing her mind the minute someone says anything; being wracked with self-doubt for no explainable reason; going along with that ridiculous date -- none of it makes any sense. The love story, while believable to some extent, is in the same old tired vein as love that lasts forever at first sight, moving in together within a week of having met -- it really read like the version of a romance that a teenager might imagine, but not fully fleshed out with real problems.

It reads like a string of vignettes or stream of consciousness tied together very loosely by the names of the characters, and it is exhausting. And the contrast in the parents was silly -- one is the saint who even offers to let them take over the master bedroom while she takes the spare who does that! This book is infuriating. Accidental Fastball to the Heart — G. A lot of YA queers would be able to identify with this story. So, I do recommend this book for them.


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However, I even recommend it for open-minded, questioning and straight YA individuals. OK, back to the review. So, this book sounded really good. I liked the teaser enough that I bought it. And I truly did liked a lot of things about it.


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Queer or gender fluidity, fine. But there is nothing wrong with being a lesbian either. So, one tick against it there. Parts gives the impression of distinct changes in story. There were not forty-four distinct changes in story. The biggest issue I have with this story is that it gets boring in places. I mean, this story would have worked with me a whole lot more if it was condensed down.

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There were whole sections that did not move the story along and did not contribute to any thing worthy of that journey. It was during the latter times that I was disappointed. It was still OK. Stars knocked off for: American phrases; and in places, pseudo-teenage situations knocks stars off. Oct 21, Natsu rated it it was ok Shelves: Nothing deep or serious. Just a couple of lovestruck teens. Oct 29, Heidi rated it it was ok. Good for YA, didn't really cross over for me as an adult. Some young adult stories still work or remind me of my time as a YA, this just didn't work for me.

I'm sure others would disagree. Bobath rated it it was ok Jul 31, Sarah Schatz rated it liked it Nov 30, Diane Wallace rated it liked it May 23, Rae rated it it was ok Jun 01, Also an upper limit of impact energy is applied to the heart; too much energy will create structural damage to the heart muscle, as well as causing electrical upset. This condition is referred to as contusio cordis from Latin for bruising of the heart.

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On isolated guinea pig hearts, as little as 5 mJ were needed to induce release of creatine kinase , a marker for muscle cell damage. The risk would probably be reduced by improved coaching techniques, such as teaching young batters to turn away from the ball to avoid errant pitches, according to doctors. Defensive players in lacrosse and hockey are now taught to avoid using their chest to block the ball or puck. Starting in , high school lacrosse players are penalized, and play stopped immediately, if they enter their own goal crease with the apparent intent of blocking shots or acting as goalkeeper.

Chest protectors and vests are designed to reduce trauma from blunt bodily injury, but this does not offer protection from commotio cordis and may offer a false sense of security. This ineffectiveness has been confirmed by animal studies. Development of adequate chest protectors may prove difficult. Most cases are fatal.


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    8. Commotio cordis is the leading cause of fatalities in youth baseball in the US, with two to three deaths per year. Several people have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in cases involving insufficient and slow medical help to athletes who experienced commotio cordis during sports events, [12] as well as in cases of intentional delivery of contusive blows. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Commotio cordis Human adult thorax, showing the outline of the heart in red. The New England Journal of Medicine. Retrieved 22 February Die Einwirkung stumpfer Brustwandtraumen auf das Herz".

    Ergebnisse der inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde. Cardiac Mechano-Electric Feedback and Arrhythmias: Elsevier Saunders , Philadelphia Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. The single, most common cause of traumatic death in youth baseball". American Journal of Diseases of Children. The Journal of Pediatrics. The American Journal of Cardiology. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 February The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Chest injury , excluding fractures S20—S29 , — Traumatic aortic rupture Thoracic aorta injury heart: