The Right Call
A Game Changer Companion Novel
Published on 22. May 2025
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-4197-7285-6 (ISBN)
Description
From award-winning author Tommy Greenwald comes a thrilling companion novel to Game Changer that explores the growing pressures in youth sports, and the lengths some parents will go to make sure their kid comes out on top
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Cal Klondike's life revolves around baseball. He's the Walthorne Baseball Academy's star pitcher, and everyone from his coach to his dad to the town sports blogger is telling Cal he has an unlimited future in the sport. But with all this attention comes a lot of added stress, especially as the season kicks into high gear and college and pro scouts start to show up at the games. Inevitably, tensions that have been bubbling under the surface finally boil over, culminating in a confrontation that could change Cal's relationship to baseball forever.
Told through a combination of transcripts, articles, texts, and emails, The Right Call is a gripping, fast-paced story for middle grade readers about our split-second decisions, facing the consequences, and the courage it takes to forgive.
Read all of the books in the Game Changer series:
Game Changer
Rivals
Dinged
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Cal Klondike's life revolves around baseball. He's the Walthorne Baseball Academy's star pitcher, and everyone from his coach to his dad to the town sports blogger is telling Cal he has an unlimited future in the sport. But with all this attention comes a lot of added stress, especially as the season kicks into high gear and college and pro scouts start to show up at the games. Inevitably, tensions that have been bubbling under the surface finally boil over, culminating in a confrontation that could change Cal's relationship to baseball forever.
Told through a combination of transcripts, articles, texts, and emails, The Right Call is a gripping, fast-paced story for middle grade readers about our split-second decisions, facing the consequences, and the courage it takes to forgive.
Read all of the books in the Game Changer series:
Game Changer
Rivals
Dinged
Reviews / Votes
"A thoughtful exploration of a concerning issue." * Kirkus Reviews * "[C]leverly told...a satisfying conclusion...Sports enthusiasts...will enjoy the characters and perhaps identify with the pressure to succeed outside the classroom. Parents, teachers, and coaches will appreciate the subtle reminders that young athletes should develop their skills slowly to avoid serious injuries." * School Library Journal *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fifth Grade to Ninth Grade, Interest Age: From 10 to 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-7285-6 (9781419772856)
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E-Book
04/2025
Amulet Books
€16.49
Available for download
Person
Tommy Greenwald's sports novels for young readers, which include Game Changer and its companion novels Rivals, Dinged, and The Right Call, have been on thirty-one state lists, won four state book awards, and have been Amazon Best Book, YALSA Top Ten and Junior Library Guild selections. Greenwald is also the author of the Good Sports League series, among many other books for children. In his day-job, he is the cofounder of Spotco Advertising, a theatrical and entertainment advertising agency in New York City, and the lyricist and co-bookwriter (with Andrew Lippa) of John & Jen, an off-Broadway musical that has been produced around the country and internationally. To read woefully outdated information about Greenwald, visit tommygreenwald.com. He lives in Connecticut.