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

By John Feinstein

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375871683
• ISBN13: 9780375871689
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 6.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher