
Doubles: Book 1
T.Z. Layton(Author)
Sourcebooks Young Readers (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 6. November 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4642-6845-8 (ISBN)
Description
An all-new, action-packed novel from New York Times bestselling author T.Z. Layton!
Cat Griffin cares about three things: her mom, her friends, and volleyball.
But when tragedy strikes, Cat's life is turned upside down in the middle of her sophomore year. She is uprooted from her quiet Kentucky town and whisked across the country to live with her estranged father in Silver Beach, California.
Cat suspected the transition would be rough. But the reality is much worse.
California might as well be a foreign country, and from day one, Cat is bullied by a group of girls on the varsity volleyball team, the most popular sport at Silver Beach High. Pile on the homework and a hopeless crush, and Cat feels like she's drowning.
Life at "home" isn't much better. Her dad can barely make a sandwich and has no idea how to raise a daughter. With nowhere to turn, and all her friends a thousand miles away, Cat has never felt so lost.
If Cat and her dad can get along for more than five seconds, and if she can prove herself on the court, she might have a chance at a normal life in California. And maybe, just maybe, she and her dad will forge another kind of doubles team along the way.
The first book in a new series for young readers and for sports fans of all ages, Doubles layers friendship, love, redemption, and high-stakes volleyball into a story that reminds readers they can bloom wherever they are planted.
Read T.Z. Layton's other sensational sports books:
The Academy
The Academy II
The Academy III
The Academy IV
The Academy V
The Academy VI
Cat Griffin cares about three things: her mom, her friends, and volleyball.
But when tragedy strikes, Cat's life is turned upside down in the middle of her sophomore year. She is uprooted from her quiet Kentucky town and whisked across the country to live with her estranged father in Silver Beach, California.
Cat suspected the transition would be rough. But the reality is much worse.
California might as well be a foreign country, and from day one, Cat is bullied by a group of girls on the varsity volleyball team, the most popular sport at Silver Beach High. Pile on the homework and a hopeless crush, and Cat feels like she's drowning.
Life at "home" isn't much better. Her dad can barely make a sandwich and has no idea how to raise a daughter. With nowhere to turn, and all her friends a thousand miles away, Cat has never felt so lost.
If Cat and her dad can get along for more than five seconds, and if she can prove herself on the court, she might have a chance at a normal life in California. And maybe, just maybe, she and her dad will forge another kind of doubles team along the way.
The first book in a new series for young readers and for sports fans of all ages, Doubles layers friendship, love, redemption, and high-stakes volleyball into a story that reminds readers they can bloom wherever they are planted.
Read T.Z. Layton's other sensational sports books:
The Academy
The Academy II
The Academy III
The Academy IV
The Academy V
The Academy VI
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Sourcebooks, Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 15 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4642-6845-8 (9781464268458)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
T.Z. LAYTON is the New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning Academy series, which has been optioned for film and sold translation rights around the world. The author writes adult fiction under Layton Green and is also a soccer dad, youth coach, former collegiate player, and lifelong fan of the beautiful game.