There’s only one slot left at the local basketball camp, and both Russ and Owen Evans want it, but it goes to Owen. Will Russ and Owen take advantage? Or do they have other plans in mind? But when Marcus suffers an injury and Mitch falters during a big game without him, it becomes clear that the Matthews are powerless when separated. Now Russ and Owen are fighting for the spotlight, and sabotage seems like their only hope. Things heat up on the court and in the classroom as these brothers are poised to rule the school.
These twins are a triple threat: practically basketball pros, academic geniuses, and. Until the Matthews twins (Mitch and Marcus) show up. The Pioneers are on a winning streak, and Russ and Owen are getting along better than ever. But now he’s playing on the seventh-grade team alongside his fraternal twin, Owen, and they’re tearing up the court. One month ago, academic whiz Russell Evans never thought he’d be a basketball superstar. Perfect for fans of Matt Christopher and Andrew Clements alike, this is a lighthearted and hilarious look at what happens when brains meets brawn meets basketball. When someone tries to steal Russell’s spot as captain of the mathlete team, will the two be able to put aside their differences in order to save his position? Or will they be sidelined? The new basketball coach recruits Russell for the seventh grade team and a jealous Owen has to fight to stay in the game. They’ve long kept the peace by going their separate ways, but all that is about to change. These twin brothers couldn’t be more different. His brother, Russell, rocks the school boards. Can D-Day show Steven that all he needs to do is be himself? And can Steven help his hero get his mojo back? But Steven doesn’t respect Danny’s request to stay under the radar, and soon their friendship is in jeopardy.
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While Steven yearns to be a pro snowboarder, D-Day just wants to be a normal teenager again.
D-Day is hiding out after a disastrous X-Games appearance. Then he meets pro-snowboarder D-Day Davis on the slopes. Of course it’s only a matter of time before the White lie unravels, the kids shun him, and Steven finds himself facing the worst, loneliest Winter Break ever. So he devises a scheme to instantly boost his popularity: he tells his classmates that he’s champion snowboarder Cody White’s cousin and the friends will come to him. But Steven dreads having to start over in yet another new school. The upside is that there is lots of great snowboarding. Seventh-grader Steven White’s family has just moved – again – this time to Oregon. But at his new school, when his plan for instant popularity backfires, a humbled pro-snowboarder gives him a crash course in being himself. Mathlete "The light-hearted banter and family dynamics make it wholesome and sweet." - VOYA, on Athlete vs.Steven White is a perennial new-kid-in-town, avid snowboarder and occasional “white” liar.
ought to find a large fan base." - Publishers Weekly, on Athlete vs. Mathlete "An honest and funny representation of sibling rivalry and peer pressure, this contemporary tale. Mathlete series." - Booklist, on Athlete vs. A promising first volume in the Athlete vs. ought to find a large fan base., "There's wit as well as painful reflection in the novel, which shows both boys developing unrecognized talents behind their cool jock and proud nerd facades. Mathlete series., An honest and funny representation of sibling rivalry and peer pressure, this contemporary tale. Mathlete, There's wit as well as painful reflection in the novel, which shows both boys developing unrecognized talents behind their cool jock and proud nerd facades. Mathlete "The light-hearted banter and family dynamics make it wholesome and sweet." - VOYA, on Athlete vs.
"There's wit as well as painful reflection in the novel, which shows both boys developing unrecognized talents behind their cool jock and proud nerd facades.
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