The Right Call: A Game Changer Companion Novel
By (Author) Tommy Greenwald
Abrams
Amulet Books
12th June 2025
22nd May 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports: Baseball and Softba
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Hardback
272
Width 140mm, Height 203mm
From award-winning author Tommy Greenwald comes a thrilling companion novel to Game Changer that explores the growing pressures in youth sports, and the lengths some parents will go to make sure their kid comes out on top
Cal Klondikes life revolves around baseball. Hes the Walthorne Baseball Academys star pitcher, and everyone from his coach to his dad to the town sports blogger is telling Cal he has an unlimited future in the sport. But with all this attention comes a lot of added stress, especially as the season kicks into high gear and college and pro scouts start to show up at the games. Inevitably, tensions that have been bubbling under the surface finally boil over, culminating in a confrontation that could change Cals relationship to baseball forever.
Told through a combination of transcripts, articles, texts, and emails, The Right Call is a gripping, fast-paced story about our split-second decisions, facing the consequences, and the courage it takes to forgive.
A thoughtful exploration of a concerning issue. * Kirkus Reviews *
Tommy Greenwalds sports novels for young readers, which include Game Changer and its companion novels Rivals, Dinged, and The Right Call, have been on thirty-one state lists, won four state book awards, and have been Amazon Best Book, YALSA Top Ten and Junior Library Guild selections. Greenwald is also the author of the Good Sports League series, among many other books for children. In his day-job, he 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 To read woefully outdated information about Greenwald, visit tommygreenwald.com. He lives in Connecticut.