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Overview
Kathy is a young tennis player with enough drive, attitude, and talent to go right to the top. And it seems that everyone around her has a stake in her success. So, when Kathy is presented with an opponent she can't beat, and a tragedy occurs, everyone's motives are questioned. They all want victory badly-but would anyone really kill for it?"Urgently compelling." -Publishers Weekly
Awards for When No One Was Looking:
( Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award
( An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
( A School Library Journal Best Book for Young Adults
A tragic chain of events threatens a 14-year-old girl's promising tennis career.
Editorials
Children's Literature
Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, this well-written young adult novel can be enjoyed as both a compelling mystery and a realistic sports novel, but it is actually even more—a thought provoking portrait of relationships and ethics. As talented, fiercely competitive, fourteen-year-old Kathy struggles to win the New England Teen Tennis Championship, she must also struggle with her relationships with her jealous younger sister and her well-meaning but pushy parents. Ethical concerns arise when she is encouraged to cheat on her algebra final, but even more serious moral questions surface when an opponent she can't seem to beat is found dead, right before their match. Fortunately, she can always depend on her loyal old friend, Julia, and her supportive coach, Marty—or can she? Besides being entertaining, this novel could generate lively discussions about the ethics of competitive sports and issues relating to friendship and loyalty. 2000, Puffin Books, . Ages 11 up. Reviewer: Gisela JerniganBook Details
Published
January 1, 1991
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages
224
Format
Paperbound
ISBN
9780590435147