This book is perfect for any swimmer who wants to swim. I mean, SWIM. Like swim in college, kind of thing. Feinstein did his research, the facts in his books match the truth.
Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics (The Sports Beat, 6)
By John Feinstein
Book 6 of 6 in the
The Sports Beat Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | X | 5.5 | 73587 |
New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein dives headfirst into a scandal of Olympic proportions in this exciting sports mystery.
Teen sports reporter Susan Carol is competing as a swimmer at her first-ever Olympic games. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, and her best friend Stevie is both amazed and envious. Usually they cover sporting events together, now he’s covering her. But Stevie can’t shake the feeling that something’s not right. Everyone wants a piece of Susan Carol’s success—agents, sponsors, the media. Just how far will they go to ensure that America’s newest Olympic darling wins gold?
John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel.
From the Hardcover edition.
Teen sports reporter Susan Carol is competing as a swimmer at her first-ever Olympic games. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, and her best friend Stevie is both amazed and envious. Usually they cover sporting events together, now he’s covering her. But Stevie can’t shake the feeling that something’s not right. Everyone wants a piece of Susan Carol’s success—agents, sponsors, the media. Just how far will they go to ensure that America’s newest Olympic darling wins gold?
John Feinstein has been praised as “the best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe), and he proves it again in this fast-paced novel.
From the Hardcover edition.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN-13: 9780375871689
ISBN-10: 0375871683
Published on 5/14/2013
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
Book Reviews (5)
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This book was OK. Not the best in the world, but it was OK. So, this book starts in an average teenage sports writer's life, when she makes an incredible score at a swim meet. Pretty soon, she's whisked away to the Olympics (after making many other cutoffs) representing the U.S. Her dad gets so caught up in making money with all the sponsors and sports companies and commercials and whatnot, that he stops realizing what his daughter needs or wants. They fire her old coach, and hire a new one who has trained other Olympic athletes before. That's all I can remember, hope I left you in suspense so you'll read it and write other reviews for this book now! Bye! P.S. I still need 18 more followers to reach 100! Hemp me, plz.
Um... thats not the plot plus it actually helped me to improve my fly!