Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics (The Sports Beat #6)

by John Feinstein (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: The Sports Beat
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.
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A fast-paced caper.

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As in his earlier books in the series, the popular Feinstein takes readers inside a major sports venue, supplies fascinating details, and serves up a satisfying mystery.

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John Feinstein
JOHN FEINSTEIN is the author of many bestselling books, including A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. His books for young readers offer a winning combination of sports, action, and intrigue, with Last Shot receiving the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best young adult mystery of the year. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, and Shelter Island, New York, with his family.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375871689
Lexile Measure
820
Guided Reading Level
X
Publisher
Yearling Books
Publication date
May 20, 2013
Series
The Sports Beat
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV032060 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Water Sports
Library of Congress categories
Mystery and detective stories
Detective and mystery stories
Mystery fiction
Journalists
Dating (Social customs)
Swimming

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