KT Sutton's life revolves around softball. In fact she is pitching in a big championship game when something goes wrong. When KT wakes up she doesn't know who won the game, she can't even remember what happened after the last pitch she threw. She has somehow been transported to an alternate world where the focus is not on sports but the academics are the stars. All the classes at her school focus on fitness and the after school activities and competitions focus on academics. This is an interesting look at how sports have taken a prominent role in education. The students start to dislike what is taught (sports and their heroes are those that excel in the academic challenges). The books message changes toward the end towards anti-bullying and anti-stereotyping of kids. All in all it was an interesting read by one of my favorite authors.
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