
Rivals
A Game Changer Companion Novel
Tommy Greenwald(Author)
Amulet Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 2021
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4197-4827-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
What could be a tale of haves and have-nots swerves, instead examining the pernicious effects poor judgment, vicarious living, and outright self-interest can have on the physical and mental well-beings of student athletes. * Kirkus Reviews * Scenes of action on the court are vivid and exciting. . .Give to fans of Jason Reynolds and Kwame Alexander's sports novels. * School Library Journal *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Abrams
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 10 to 14 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-4827-1 (9781419748271)
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E-Book
03/2021
Amulet Books
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Person
Tommy Greenwald's Game Changer is on fourteen state lists,
was an Amazon Best Book of the Month, a YALSA Top Ten pick, and a
Junior Library Guild Premier selection. Greenwald is also the author of
the Crimebiters! and Charlie Joe Jackson series, among many other books
for children. Day job-wise, Tommy 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 him, visit
tommygreenwald.com.
was an Amazon Best Book of the Month, a YALSA Top Ten pick, and a
Junior Library Guild Premier selection. Greenwald is also the author of
the Crimebiters! and Charlie Joe Jackson series, among many other books
for children. Day job-wise, Tommy 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 him, visit
tommygreenwald.com.