Rivals: (A Game Changer companion novel)

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A thrilling companion novel to Game Changer that follows a cross-town basketball rivalry that gets out of handnow in paperbackThe people of Walthorne love their basketballand 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 hes not good enough to live up to his fathers 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 familys 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 nextand asking themselves if winning has become more important than doing the right thing.

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"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
"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

Author Bio

Tommy Greenwalds Game Changer is on eighteen 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 jobwise, Tommy is the coounder 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 To read woefully outdated information about him, visit tommygreenwald.com.