CHAMPIONS & COMEBACKS: A CHAT WITH YAMILE SAIED MÉNDEZ & JUSTIN A. REYNOLDS – MIDDLE GRADE FICTION

YAMILE SAIED MÉNDEZ presents The Beautiful Game, in which Valeria, the town’s soccer superstar and the secret weapon of the boys’ team, gets her first period in the middle of an important game and gets benched. Can she win back her self-confidence, family, and fútbol, all while challenging stereotypes of what it means to play like a girl? JUSTIN A. REYNOLDS presents Clutch Time: A Shot Clock Novel, in which Kofi “KO” Douglas is a budding AAU basketball star with a winning streak that’s brought to a halt with the return of his competitive childhood friend – and the reappearance of his incarcerated father – driving him to search for redemption on and off the court. Moderated by podcaster JIM FRIED. Grades 4-8

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