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Doubles

by T. Z. Layton

A new school, a new team, and an uneasy partnership

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A new school, a new team, and an uneasy partnership

After a tragedy uproots Cat Griffin from her Kentucky town, she has to build a life in California with an estranged father she barely knows. At Silver Beach High, volleyball offers a possible foothold, but Cat also faces bullying from varsity players, heavy homework, and the distance from friends she left behind. The book brings together the pressures of adjusting to a new home and school with the challenges of proving herself on the court. Its title points to a developing connection between Cat and her father: both may have to learn how to work as a team.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in volleyball and school sports
  • Readers drawn to stories about starting over in a new place
  • Readers interested in family relationships and friendship

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Volleyball and teamworkFamily connectionRelocation and adjustmentFriendship and belonging

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Book overview

An all-new, action-packed novel from New York Times bestselling author T.Z. Layton!

Cat Griffin cares about three things: her mom, her friends, and volleyball.

But when tragedy strikes, Cat's life is turned upside down in the middle of her sophomore year. She is uprooted from her quiet Kentucky town and whisked across the country to live with her estranged father in Silver Beach, California.

Cat suspected the transition would be rough. But the reality is much worse.

California might as well be a foreign country, and from day one, Cat is bullied by a group of girls on the varsity volleyball team, the most popular sport at Silver Beach High. Pile on the homework and a hopeless crush, and Cat feels like she's drowning.

Life at "home" isn't much better. Her dad can barely make a sandwich and has no idea how to raise a daughter. With nowhere to turn, and all her friends a thousand miles away, Cat has never felt so lost.

If Cat and her dad can get along for more than five seconds, and if she can prove herself on the court, she might have a chance at a normal life in California. And maybe, just maybe, she and her dad will forge another kind of doubles team along the way.

The first book in a new series for young readers and for sports fans of all ages, Doubles layers friendship, love, redemption, and high-stakes volleyball into a story that reminds readers they can bloom wherever they are planted.

Read T.Z. Layton's other sensational sports books:

  • The Academy
  • The Academy II
  • The Academy III
  • The Academy IV
  • The Academy V
  • The Academy VI
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