Half-Court Shot: A Game Changer Novel
About this ebook
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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About the author
Tommy Greenwald’s sports novels for young readers, which include Game Changer and its companion novels Rivals, Dinged, and The Right Call, have been on 31 state lists, won six 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 and Charlie Joe Jackson series, among many other books for children. Tommy is also 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. He lives in Connecticut. To read woefully outdated information about Greenwald, visit tommygreenwald.com.
