Game Changers, John Feinstein
Game Changers, John Feinstein
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Game Changers
A Benchwarmers Novel

Author: John Feinstein

Narrator: David de Vries

Unabridged: 7 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2020

Synopsis

Trouble is about to tip off for Jeff and Andi’s sixth-grade basketball teams in Game Changers, a standalone second audiobook in the middle-grade Benchwarmers series by #1 New York Times bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein.

From a new coach’s flagrant racism to a teammate’s endless sabotage, best friends Andi Carillo and Jeff Michaels start basketball season mired in controversy.

To make matters worse, the local media smells more than one juicy story. Will Andi and Jeff be able to help each other power through and find a way to put both their teams back on track?

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

About John Feinstein

John Feinstein (1955–2025) was a renowned sportswriter and the author of more than forty books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers A Season on the Brink and A Good Walk Spoiled. He also authored numerous sports-related mysteries and adventures for young readers, including the Benchwarmers trilogy and The Prodigy, the story of an amateur teen golfer playing the Masters. His first young adult mystery, Last Shot, won the Edgar Allen Poe Award. John worked as a sports columnist and commentator for the Washington Post, The Golf Channel, Sirius XM Radio, and Comcast Sportsnet. He died at age sixty-nine in 2025.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John

I did not read Book 1 and can confirm this is a standalone story. The first few chapters fill you in on anything that happened in the prior story & the characters are simple enough to where I don't feel I missed anything. The book is split POV between Jeff and Andi. Andi is faced with a coach and tea......more

Goodreads review by Val

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Goodreads review by Max

Well written, but this book appeals more to middle schoolers.......more

Goodreads review by Kim

Action packed basketball......more

Quotes

"Feinstein’s game descriptions are tight and exciting . . At the end the drama moves from basketball court to food court . . . and even to the courtroom . . . Both young jocks show that when the pressure is on, they’ve got game in life as well as hoops." --Kirkus Reviews

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