From the author of the award-winning Game Changer comes a gripping
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.