Rivals, Tim Green
Rivals, Tim Green
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Rivals
A Baseball Great Novel

Author: Tim Green

Narrator: Tim Green

Unabridged: 5 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/06/2010

Synopsis

Cooperstown! Josh is thrilled when all his hard training pays off in a big way and his team, the Titans, makes it to a national tournament in Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. More is on the line for Josh than just a trophy. Winning would mean everything to his dad—now Josh's coach. Winning could mean a major endorsement deal for the Titans and the attention of big league scouts!After a dirty play and a brutal injury threaten to sideline Josh, he spies suspicious activity at the tournament. He tries to tell his good friend Jaden about what he's seen, but she's too busy spending time with the L.A. Comets' star player, Mickey Mullen Jr., to want to get involved. Jaden says she's doing research for the newspaper . . . but is she? Now Josh has a rival—both on the field and off—as he swings for the fences in a game that quickly becomes more dangerous.New York Times bestselling author Tim Green delivers a hard-hitting look at what some teams will do to win in this gripping companion to Baseball Great.

About Tim Green

Tim Green, for many years a star defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons, is a man of many talents. He's the author of such gripping books for adults as the New York Times bestselling The Dark Side of the Game and American Outrage. Tim graduated covaledictorian from Syracuse University and was a first-round draft pick. He later earned his law degree with honors, and he has also worked as an NFL commentator for FOX Sports and NPR.His first book for young readers, Football Genius, inspired in part by his players and his own kids, became a New York Times bestseller and was followed by Football Hero, Football Champ, The Big Time, and Deep Zone. He drew on his experiences playing and coaching Little League for Rivals and Pinch Hit and two more New York Times bestsellers: Baseball Great and Best of the Best.Bestselling author Jon Scieszka called Tim Green's Unstoppable, a book about a boy's struggle with cancer that debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, ""Absolutely heroic. And something every guy should read.”Tim Green lives with his wife, Illyssa, and their five children in upstate New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caden on June 01, 2018

This book was very good. The character strength of this book was leadership. Josh was a very talented player who carried his team to Cooperstown for a big national tournament. The goal was to win the tournament with attention from scouts. Josh had his dad coaching him, and his dad had kept him motiv......more

Goodreads review by Rj on April 08, 2014

The book "Rivals" by Tim Green, is a great book. "Narration filled with crisp dialogue brings immediacy to Josh's painful practice sessions, the excitement of his games, and his confusion at the flux of middle-school dynamics," says Kirkus Reviews. Josh is a nearly six foot tall middle-schooler who......more

Goodreads review by Rainier on January 06, 2015

What I liked about this book was that the author made Josh's rivals both on and off the field like what he's battling off the field is that this guy is paying a referee to call bad calls on the field to make this all-star player by the name of Mickey Mullen Jr. win the tournament. What he's battling......more

Goodreads review by Frank on September 23, 2016

Josh LeBlanc, a twelve-year-old baseball powerhouse from Tim Green’s, Baseball Great, re-emerges in a sequel which again displays Josh’s incredible athletic prowess and a life-altering decision that will change your perception of Josh forever. Rivals by Tim Green will continue the story of Josh and......more

Goodreads review by Caidon on December 04, 2019

The book Rivals is a great book if you like baseball and a drama. Rivals is written by Tim Green and loved reading it. The book is a boy named Josh and he plays baseball very well and has to play a former MLB pitchers son his name is Mickey Mullen Jr. The book follows the tournament they play in. Jo......more

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