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Game, Set, and Match
Ever since Cassie was old enough to hold a tennis racket, her dad has been training her to be the best. Now age twelve, she's a star player with fast reactions, long legs, and an excellent backhand. But something is wrong: she just doesn't feel the same way about tennis anymore. She keeps having to choose between her friends and tennis -- between having fun or endless hours on the court. When Cassie is whisked away for a make-or-break month that will decide her future, she realizes she must make a decision. Does she have what it takes both on and off the court?
136 pages, Paperback
First published January 15, 2007
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Donna King
27 books14 followersDonna King is a pen name for best-selling author Jenny Oldfield.
Jenny was born and brought up in Harrogate, Yorkshire, she says that even as a child she wrote stories and made tiny books, complete with illustrations. At school her favourite subjects were English, although she preferred creative writing to comprehension, and Art.
Jenny went on to study English at Birmingham University, where she did research on the Bronte novels and on children’s literature. She has worked in a food shop, delivered newspapers, been an auxiliary nurse in a children's hospital, cleaned houses and taught English in schools, colleges, and a men's prison. She has also taught modern dance.
She writes novels for both children and adults and, when she can escape from her desk, likes to spend time outdoors. Jenny still lives in Yorkshire and says that she loves the countryside and enjoys walking, gardening, playing tennis, riding and travelling with her two daughters, Kate and Eve
Jenny was born and brought up in Harrogate, Yorkshire, she says that even as a child she wrote stories and made tiny books, complete with illustrations. At school her favourite subjects were English, although she preferred creative writing to comprehension, and Art.
Jenny went on to study English at Birmingham University, where she did research on the Bronte novels and on children’s literature. She has worked in a food shop, delivered newspapers, been an auxiliary nurse in a children's hospital, cleaned houses and taught English in schools, colleges, and a men's prison. She has also taught modern dance.
She writes novels for both children and adults and, when she can escape from her desk, likes to spend time outdoors. Jenny still lives in Yorkshire and says that she loves the countryside and enjoys walking, gardening, playing tennis, riding and travelling with her two daughters, Kate and Eve
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November 14, 2012
Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
Carrie's lost her edge. She's tired of her life being only about tennis and missing out on parties, trips to the mall with her friends, and boys. More than anything, Carrie's really tired of the pressure from her parents to be the best, especially when she's not sure she still wants to play tennis.
During a tournament, Carrie makes a drastic decision and fakes a leg injury, withdrawing from competition. Her coach realizes Carrie's lie and pushes her student into a camp in Florida, away from her controlling parents. In a month, Carrie must decide if she wants to continue playing and how hard she's willing to work to achieve her dream.
GAME, SET, AND MATCH is just one of the sports books in Donna King's repertoire that prove she knows all about sports, pressure, and the desire to win. Her books fill a much-needed gap in sports fiction for girls.
Carrie's lost her edge. She's tired of her life being only about tennis and missing out on parties, trips to the mall with her friends, and boys. More than anything, Carrie's really tired of the pressure from her parents to be the best, especially when she's not sure she still wants to play tennis.
During a tournament, Carrie makes a drastic decision and fakes a leg injury, withdrawing from competition. Her coach realizes Carrie's lie and pushes her student into a camp in Florida, away from her controlling parents. In a month, Carrie must decide if she wants to continue playing and how hard she's willing to work to achieve her dream.
GAME, SET, AND MATCH is just one of the sports books in Donna King's repertoire that prove she knows all about sports, pressure, and the desire to win. Her books fill a much-needed gap in sports fiction for girls.
November 12, 2012
I was expecting more when it came to talking to her parents about how much pressure they especially her dad was putting on her, especially since the pressure was making her not enjoy the game anymore. It made no sense why the coach would take a girl under pressure from her parents to do well in the sport and then put her in a intense summer school that puts a lot of pressure on the kids, they got to have fun to but the book didn't really mention the fun stuff as much.
I just expected her to explain to her parents why the pressure wasn't helping, like a sit down conversation at home with some crying etc. Not a few sentence phone call.
It just wasn't what I expected after reading the back. I will read the other two sports books by this auther just because I haven't been able to find a good figure skating book yet. Double twist and kickoff. Hopefully they will be better than this one.
I just expected her to explain to her parents why the pressure wasn't helping, like a sit down conversation at home with some crying etc. Not a few sentence phone call.
It just wasn't what I expected after reading the back. I will read the other two sports books by this auther just because I haven't been able to find a good figure skating book yet. Double twist and kickoff. Hopefully they will be better than this one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 13, 2014
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G that words are the only words that can describe this wonderful book.
Ever since Cassie was old enough to hold a tennis racket, her dad has been training her to be the best. Now age twelve, she's a star player with fast reactions, long legs, and an excellent backhand. But something is wrong, she just doesn't feel the same way about tennis anymore. She can't decide if she want to still play tennis or be with her friends, and have fun. This book reached me how to take important decisions. It has a lot of character change and one of them is that at the beginning of the book Cassie the main character was with a lot of eager to play and then at the middle of the book she was discouraged because she wanted to hang out with her friends and have fun. When the book was coming to the climax, Cassie decided to play tennis and she looked forward for the tournaments that were coming. This incredible book will blow your minds out.
Ever since Cassie was old enough to hold a tennis racket, her dad has been training her to be the best. Now age twelve, she's a star player with fast reactions, long legs, and an excellent backhand. But something is wrong, she just doesn't feel the same way about tennis anymore. She can't decide if she want to still play tennis or be with her friends, and have fun. This book reached me how to take important decisions. It has a lot of character change and one of them is that at the beginning of the book Cassie the main character was with a lot of eager to play and then at the middle of the book she was discouraged because she wanted to hang out with her friends and have fun. When the book was coming to the climax, Cassie decided to play tennis and she looked forward for the tournaments that were coming. This incredible book will blow your minds out.
April 12, 2012
I really liked this book...:)
Apart from just enjoying it from a story point of view, it taught me some things as well and the most important of them is that there will always be people who wouldn't want you to succeed and will do anything to get you down but you need to believe in yourself. Also, a lot of people will pressurize you to do things but in the end the decision lies in your hands so before you do anything, you need to figure out whether you are doing something for your own self or because of others because unless you are happy and satisfied, you will never succeed...:)
It was definitely a book worth reading! :]]
Apart from just enjoying it from a story point of view, it taught me some things as well and the most important of them is that there will always be people who wouldn't want you to succeed and will do anything to get you down but you need to believe in yourself. Also, a lot of people will pressurize you to do things but in the end the decision lies in your hands so before you do anything, you need to figure out whether you are doing something for your own self or because of others because unless you are happy and satisfied, you will never succeed...:)
It was definitely a book worth reading! :]]
July 30, 2011
Game, Set, and Match is another short, sports-related book by Donna King. This time it's about Cassie, a budding tennis star. The problem is that she's not sure if she wants to keep playing. All her life, Cassie's parents have been pushing her to practice and be her best and play all the time. Now, she's tired and just wants to be a normal kid. In an effort to find out if Cassie has what it takes, her coach signs her up for an elite tennis camp. It is there that Cassie discovers more about herself and how she decides what happens in her life.
December 17, 2008
Carrie Springsteen has been training to be a tennis ace ever since she could first hold a racket. At 12, she is a talented athlete with a great backhand, but she is tired of trading her social life for tennis success. During a stay at a top tennis school Carrie must decide if she has what it takes to succeed on and off the court.
May 12, 2013
I picked the 2 books up by this author as I am trying to read so different style books these years. What I didn't realise at the time was that they were aim at teenagers. So I was expecting something different to what I got. That said it was a very quick and easy read and I suspect if I was a teenager in to sport I would have found it much more enjoyable.
January 30, 2008
I am a tennis fanatic, so it goes without saying, that I read all of the tennis books. It didn't break any new ground, but I thought this book was perfectly amiable tween-jock fiction. The tennis scenes were short, but action-packed, and featured lots of hard-hitting and hard-fought points.
November 14, 2008
This book is really good becausei like tennis and she is 12years old thecsame age asme.
This book is about agirl who enjoys tennis but her dad wants here to train train train and she wants to do other thing than tennis.
This book is about agirl who enjoys tennis but her dad wants here to train train train and she wants to do other thing than tennis.
June 9, 2009
This book really tells how a girl wants to please everyone but pleases nobody.
June 9, 2011
Awesome book..!
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