Half-Court Shot

A Game Changer Novel

From award-winning author Tommy Greenwald comes a thrilling companion novel to Game Changer about a star basketball player and the anonymous social media account that builds him up . then breaks him down

Told through a combination of narration, journals, posts, and more, Half-Court Shotis a gripping, fast-paced story for middle-grade readers about the power of social media, the pressure of youth sports, and the courage to stand up for whats right.

To shy, lonely Emerson Crick, Sawyer Kane seems like the kid who has it all. Hes popular, charismatic, andas the freshman star ofthe high school varsity basketball teama Walthorne sports hero in the making. Emerson, a sophomore who is the biggest basketball fan in town, writes about the team on his anonymous blog under the pseudonym Hoopstar. At first, Hoopstar is Sawyers number one supporter, but when an ill-fated face-to-face