Rivals

From the author of the award-winning Game Changer comes a new
novel about two student-athletes searching for stardom, a young reporter
searching for the truth, and a crosstown basketball rivalry that goes
too far.



The people of Walthorne love their basketball-and
one of the things they love most is the special rivalry between the
Walthorne North Middle School Cougars and the Walthorne South Middle
School Panthers. As the season begins, two star players are feeling the
heat: Austin Chambers, captain of Walthorne North, worries that he's not
good enough to live up to his father's legacy, while across town, the
brilliantly talented Carter Haswell, captain of Walthorne South, is
already under pressure to get a scholarship that might ease his family's
financial stress. While both boys do whatever they can to make sure
their team wins, Alfie Jenks, a school sports reporter, discovers that
behind-the-scenes scandals are just as much a part of youth sports as
on-the-court action. When she blows the story wide open, the whole
season is jeopardized. Told through a series of flashbacks, newspaper
reports, social media posts, and interviews, Rivals will have
readers tearing through the pages to see what happens next-and asking
themselves if winning has become more important than doing the right
thing.