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Who Are The Main Characters In Throw Like A Girl?

2026-03-21 12:04:17

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Throw Like a Girl by Sarah Henning is another underrated YA novel that merges sports, romance and finding yourself. In Throw Like a Girl we meet Liv Rodinsky, a hardcore and slightly unorthodox softball pitcher who gets kicked out of her private school after a rather large fight. After being booted from her cushy school, Liv finds herself at a public school where she hopes to prove to herself and others that she is more than just a jilted girlfriend and a former student of a prestigious academy.

As for the love interest of our heroine, Grey is the star quarterback of the school’s football team. He is essentially the golden boy. However, Henning has filled him with a heart of gold, too, and the tension between him and our heroine is not forced, or at least I didn’t feel it to be. Their playful banter makes for a very fun read and there is definitely respect between them. I also liked how there was slow-burn romance. Throughout the rest of the book, Henning has done a wonderful job of bringing the supporting cast to life, complete with their own individual quirks and challenges. Reading about the interactions of our heroine’s best friend and her teammates on softball was probably one of my favorite parts of the book.

This novel reminded me why I like sports stories in the first place: they are about people playing games, with all the conflict, inspiration and mess that entails. Throw Like a Girl is a wonderful underdog story with slowly developed and lovely romance between the main characters. I recommend this book to anyone who likes good characters, underdogs, slow-burn romance and sports stories. It’s a home run.

2026-03-24

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