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Half-Court Shot: A Game Changer Novel
Hardcover
Series: The Game Changer
General Juvenile FictionSports & Recreation
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9781419791123
Publisher: Amulet Books
Published: Apr 27 2027
Pages: 240
Language: English
From award-winning author Tommy Greenwald comes a thrilling companion novel to Game Changer about a star basketball player and the anonymous social media account that builds him up . . . then breaks him down
Told through a combination of narration, journals, posts, and more, Half-Court Shot is a gripping, fast-paced story for middle-grade readers about the power of social media, the pressure of youth sports, and the courage to stand up for what's right.
To shy, lonely Emerson Crick, Sawyer Kane seems like the kid who has it all. He's popular, charismatic, and--as the freshman star of the high school varsity basketball team--a Walthorne sports hero in the making. Emerson, a sophomore who is the biggest basketball fan in town, writes about the team on his anonymous blog under the pseudonym Hoopstar. At first, Hoopstar is Sawyer's number one supporter, but when an ill-fated face-to-face encounter leaves Emerson humiliated, the once super-fan blog turns on its favorite player.
As the social media firestorm gets inside his head, Sawyer's season begins to fall apart. To get things back on track, Sawyer sets off on a mission to find the anonymous blogger and put a stop to his posts . . . before Sawyer has to give up basketball for good.
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