Game Changers
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022

Game Changers

By John Feinstein

Book #2 in the The Benchwarmers Series series

Two friends face sabotage and racism on their basketball teams. Can they change the game?

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Andi Carillo and Jeff Michaels are determined to shine on their sixth-grade basketball teams. Andi, fresh from a controversial soccer season, joins the girls' team, while Jeff aims to shed his benchwarmer status on the boys' squad. But with a coach's hidden racism and a teammate's sabotage, their season is anything but smooth. As local media circles, Andi and Jeff must navigate these challenges to help their teams succeed. Can they overcome the obstacles and make a difference on and off the court?

From the publisher

Trouble is about to tip off for Jeff and Andi’s sixth-grade basketball teams in Game Changers, a standalone second book in the middle-grade Benchwarmers series by #1 New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein. After a controversial season playing on the boys’ soccer team, Andi Carillo is ready to kick butt and take names on the girls’ basketball team. Jeff Michaels, her best friend, is raring to drop his benchwarmer status from soccer and play a leading role on the boys’ basketball squad. But between a coach’s coded racism and a teammate’s endless sabotage, neither Andi nor Jeff is in for a layup of a season. To make matters worse, the local media smells more than one juicy story. Will Andi and Jeff be able to power through and find a way to help both their teams rebound? From sportswriting legend John Feinstein comes this fast-paced novel about two friends who are willing to risk it all to change the game–on and off the court.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
400
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~841L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about basketballBooks about schoolBooks about sports and recreationBooks about middle school
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.4
F&P level
~T
AR points
12
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
512237
Publication
Published
April 5, 2022
Publisher
Square Fish
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250820440

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