Synopses & Reviews
The start of seventh grade and the first football game of the year keep Alex and Ava on their toes in the second book of the It Takes Two series.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Seventh grade has finally begun, and the Sackett twins are ready to take their new school by storm! Alex thinks she still has a shot at getting in with the popular crowd and becoming class presidentand#8212;but is she willing to sacrifice having cute quarterback Corey be her boyfriend? Meanwhile, Avaand#8217;s worst fears are coming true: middle school is really hard, and sheand#8217;s already failing English! When Alex reveals that sheand#8217;s breezing through andlt;I andgt;herandlt;/Iandgt; class, they investigate a mix-up that leads to a surprising discovery about Ava.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Then, at the first football game of the season, the twins find out just how football-crazy their new town really is. Because their dad is the coach, their reputations depend on whether the Tigers win or loseand#8212;will they be celebrating a victory, or will they be defeated from the start?
Review
For andlt;Iandgt;A Whole New Ball Gameandlt;/Iandgt;:andlt;BRandgt; "The twin device is effectively deployed as each girl seeks to understand herself independently, in relation to her twin, and in the context of her new town; there's also appeal in the plot's sitcom elements of overheard conversations, secret observations, and all the uncertainty that comes with being a new place."
About the Author
Belle Payton isnand#8217;t a twin herself, but she does have twin brothers! She spent much of her childhood in the bleachers readingand#8212;er, cheering them onand#8212;at their football games. Though she left the South long ago to become a childrenand#8217;s book editor in New York City, Belle still drinks approximately a gallon of sweet tea a week and loves treating her friends to her famous homemade mac-and-cheese. Belle is the author of many books for children and tweens, and is currently having a blast writing two sides to each It Takes Two story.