Rivals

From the author of the award-winning Game Changer comes a newnovel about two student-athletes searching for stardom, a young reportersearching for the truth, and a crosstown basketball rivalry that goestoo far.

The people of Walthorne love their basketball—andone of the things they love most is the special rivalry between theWalthorne North Middle School Cougars and the Walthorne South MiddleSchool Panthers. As the season begins, two star players are feeling theheat: Austin Chambers, captain of Walthorne North, worries that he’s notgood enough to live up to his father's legacy, while across town, thebrilliantly talented Carter Haswell, captain of Walthorne South, isalready under pressure to get a scholarship that might ease his family'sfinancial stress. While both boys do whatever they can to make suretheir team wins, Alfie Jenks, a school sports reporter, discovers thatbehind-the-scenes scandals are just as much a part of youth sports ason-the-court action. When she blows the story wide open, the wholeseason is jeopardized. Told through a series of flashbacks, newspaperreports, social media posts, and interviews, Rivals will havereaders tearing through the pages to see what happens next—and askingthemselves if winning has become more important than doing the rightthing.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 149 x 211 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781419748271