Foul Trouble

by John Feinstein, John Feinstein (Read by)

Overview

Bestselling sports writer John Feinstein exposes the big money and backroom deals that pervade college basketball recruiting in this fast-break novel.

Terrell Jamerson is the number one high school basketball player in the country. His team is poised to win the states. He’s got top colleges lined up to offer him scholarships, and press coverage at every game. Everyone says he could play in the NBA tomorrow. He’s living the dream, right?

Danny Wilcox would tell you a different story. Danny is Terrell’s best friend and teammate, and a top prospect himself. But he sees that not all of the people buzzing around Terrell have his best interests at heart. The sneaker guys, the money managers, the college boosters—they all say they just want to help. But their kind of help comes with strings attached, and could get Terrell investigated by the NCAA....

These friends will have to learn to play hardball—both on and off the court—if they want to win the recruiting game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781531885564
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	10/25/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 14 Years

About the Author

Feinstein is a bestselling author of over 24 books, including the bestselling A GOOD WALK SPOILED and A SEASON ON THE BRINK. His books for young readers include the Final Four mystery series. He is a regular contributor to Golf Magazine and a sports columnist for the Washington Post. He has made countless appearances on television and radio broadcast programs. Early in 2013 CBS Sports Radio Network launched The Sports Minute, a weeklong radio program that features John as a host in the daily morning slot.

Read an Excerpt

Sitting in the backseat of his father’s jeep, Danny Wilcox was fantasizing about the moves he was going to make going head to head against the top high school basketball players in the country at a showcase summer camp.
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Editorial Reviews

Starred Review, Booklist, September 1, 2013:
"Readers will understand how hard Terrell’s choices are—particularly after two accidents make taking the quick money look like the safer option. They will cheer him, too, as a team team leader who ultimately makes makes decisions for the right reasons."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 2013:
"Thorough and suspenseful; a must-read for those interested in basketball and the dealings surrounding the sport.”

School Library Journal, November 2013:
A riveting, cautionary tale about behind-the-scenes, big-money pressures confronting talented high school athletes. . . Timely hot topics are embedded in this action-packed sports story. Readers will breathlessly await Terrell’s final decision.

From the Publisher

★ 2013-10-02
Two prominent high school basketballers navigate college decisions amid a throng of unscrupulous coaches, agents, shoe-company representatives and other hangers-on vying for their attention. The third-person narrator switches--sometimes unexpectedly--between two boys' points of view: Terrell Jamerson, one of the most aggressively recruited high school seniors in the country, and his friend and teammate Danny Wilcox. At a summer camp ironically called "School Comes First," the boys get their first taste of what will become a yearlong ordeal. Despite NCAA rules about what kinds of incentives high school and college basketball players can accept, sleazy men in suits keep showing up to court Terrell and anyone they think can influence him. There is a large cast of characters to keep track of, and the story unfolds over most of a year, but sophisticated readers will be rewarded. The on-court scenes excellently pair discussions of plays and strategy with nail-biting, second-by-second action. The off-court intrigue is similarly tense. Danny's quick temper, Terrell's occasional naïveté and their coach's firm levelheadedness clash dramatically with the slick maneuvers of exploitative adults. The factors surrounding Terrell's choices are presented thoughtfully and without didacticism. Thorough and suspenseful; a must-read for those interested in basketball and the dealings surrounding the sport. (Fiction. 14 & up)

Kirkus Reviews