Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students.
"Jack Porter, track star. Everyone liked him, at least that's what he thought. He met Becky at the last meet of the year. Whoa! She was pretty. And she wanted to go to the dance with him. But then she turned ice-cold. Why? She acted so bored he almost didn't care"--Back cover.
"This book discusses some misconceptions about the law as well as an unintended consequence of girls playing sports. One sidebar suggests reasons why boys in the 1960s and 1970s felt uncomfortable competing against girls, given the beliefs of the time"--Provided by publisher.
Mason and his friends are troubled when their basketball team, the Raptors, goes co-ed, even though they have a great player in Cindy; and the divisions caused by the change seem to be dooming their chances of making the national finals.
"Should athletes who used performance-enhancing drugs be stripped of their medals? Can video games help build important skills? Every day, we hear arguments about issues in sports and entertainment in the media. This book gives readers the tools to make sense of and evaluate some of these arguments. Using three relatable and accessible examples, this book introduces readers to the parts of an effective argument and prompts them to use the knowledge they have gained to evaluate the effectiveness of arguments on opposing sides of the issues"--Provided by publisher.
