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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.
About the Author
Tommy Greenwald is the author of the CHARLIE JOE JACKSON books, a middle-grade series about the most reluctant reader ever born. The final title in the series, CHARLIE JOE JACKSON'S GUIDE TO NOT GROWING UP, will be published by Roaring Brook/Macmillan in August 2016.
In addition, Tommy is the author of the new CRIMEBITERS! series, about a (possibly) superhero crime-fighting vampire dog, which is published by Scholastic.
Tommy is also the Co-Founder 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, a 1995 musical which was revived off-Broadway in 2015.
To read woefully outdated information about Tommy, visit tommygreenwald.com.