Triangle

by Jon Ripslinger

Darin was a top athlete until a poolside accident left him in a wheelchair. For the past two years, his girlfriend, Joy, and best friend, Jeremy, have stood by him even through his most bitter and abusive moods. But as Darin becomes increasingly demanding and dependent on alcohol, Joy and Jeremy turn to each other for friendship and solace. Matters get complicated when Joy gets pregnant with Jeremy’s child and wants to cut all ties to Jeremy, in the hopes of convincing Darin he is the father. “Ripslinger’s use of a female pitcher will pull in both the female and male softball fan. The view from Jeremy’s corner of this love/hate triangle and his knowledge of softball should keep both the non-sports and sports fan’s interest.”-- VOYA

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 1994

About the author

After Jon Ripslinger retired as a public high school English teacher, he began a career as an author. He has published many young adult novels and truly enjoys writing books for teens. He has also published numerous short stories in Woman’s World magazine.

Jon and his wife, Colette, live in Iowa. They are the proud parents of six children, and they have thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

When not working writing, Jon enjoys the outdoors, especially fishing. He waits patiently for the next “big one” to strike.

Reviews

[Kori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now is this a true 5 stars? No. HOWEVER, I read this book when I was 11 and am now 28. I have spent the last 17 years wondering what this book was and thinking about this book and trying to find this book because of the impact it had on me. I literally had to type the description of it into reddit and had to have people help me figure out what this book was. BUT I HAVE IT NOW. It was everything I remembered and more. I had such a good time reading back through this and reliving my little 11 year old days. Do I think this book was entirely appropriate for being in a middle school library? Probably not, but I read it and it was glorious. It was very 90s in the best way. 10/10

[Katie Sloan · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like this genre I would recommend it, well written, good story. If your from the Quad Cities I recommending even more to you because there’s a few things mentioned location and name wise that make you feel like you are there.

[Scott Williams]

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