by Monica Seles
First published 2013
Maya clutches her acceptance letter as she leaves her small town behind. She has earned a scholarship to The Academy, an international training ground where elite teen athletes prepare for professional careers. Only two types of students make it here: those with extraordinary talent and those whose families can afford the steep fees. Maya falls into the first category, her tennis skills her ticket to a dream she never thought possible. But The Academy proves more complicated than Maya imagined. Her roommate is a rebellious golfer climbing the professional rankings. A wealthy swimmer bought her way in. Another tennis player sees Maya as competition she cannot acknowledge. The owner's son trains to become the next NFL sensation. His younger brother plays the troublemaker to his sibling's perfect image. Maya must navigate this world of privileged and gifted teenagers where athletic ambitions collide with personal rivalries and romantic entanglements.
Genres: romance, contemporary, sports, young-adult
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: The Academy, Small Town
Period: Contemporary
272 pages · Paperback · Bloomsbury USA Childrens