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Alex Payton dreams of becoming a local news reporter, and she finally gets her chance when she wins a contest to produce a piece for the school paper. The story she lands on—her school’s big‑rival football team will not play the girls’ team—turns out to be her own sister Ava’s. Faced with a tough choice between her budding career and supporting her twin, Alex must decide what matters most to her family and her own ambitions.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Belle Payton
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