{"product_id":"rivals-a-game-changer-companion-novel","title":"Rivals: A Game Changer Companion Novel","description":"From the award-winning author of Game Changer, Tommy Greenwald, comes a gripping sports novel about basketball, ambition, and the pressures young athletes face when winning starts to matter more than doing what's right.\nIn basketball-crazed Walthorne, the rivalry between Walthorne North and Walthorne South is more than a game―it's a way of life. As the season begins, two star players find themselves under increasing pressure. Austin Chambers struggles to live up to his father's legacy, while Carter Haswell hopes his success on the court might help ease his family's financial burdens.\nMeanwhile, student reporter Alfie Jenks discovers that the real drama isn't always happening during the games. As she investigates the stories unfolding behind the scenes, tensions rise throughout the community and the entire season is thrown into jeopardy.\nTold through interviews, newspaper reports, social media posts, flashbacks, and multiple perspectives, Rivals delivers a fast-paced reading experience that will appeal to sports fans, mystery lovers, and reluctant readers alike.\nThought-provoking and timely, Tommy Greenwald's novel explores sportsmanship, integrity, pressure, loyalty, and the difficult choices young athletes face on and off the court. As the rivalry intensifies, readers will be left asking an important question: When everyone wants to win, what happens when doing the right thing comes at a cost?\n“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\nRead more books in Tommy Greenwald's acclaimed Game Changer series, where sports and timely issues collide: Game Changer Rivals Dinged The Right Call\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1419748289\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.1419748289.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Greenwald, Tommy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50781054337311,"sku":"PKV.1419748289.G","price":2.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/1419748289-0.jpg?v=1743267646","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/rivals-a-game-changer-companion-novel","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}