|a Competition (Psychology) |v Juvenile fiction. |a When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home. The first book was a Cybils nominee this year, but these opinions are mine alone and not meant to reflect the committee as a whole.|a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d BTCTA |d OCLCO |d BDX |d SINLB |d OCP |d GK5 We enjoyed this second installment almost as much as the first, and await the 3rd (set for release this summer!). They are excellent basketball players and identical twins, and they even excel academically! Will Owen’s jealousy get the best of him? Will Russell lose his status as the only mathlete and athlete in the school? The big news is the arrival of the Twin Towers from Minnesota, Mitch and Marcus. Russell is still trying to figure out how to best manage the Masters of the Mind team since one of their members moved, and they haven’t found a suitable replacement. Owen and Russell have made their peace with sharing the spotlight on the court. Name the series that Russell was going to read but was interrupted by a basketball game on tv. Mathlete: Double Dribble is the second in the series (with a 3rd coming out this summer!). It made for a real and funny story.Īthlete vs. I loved the plotlines about sibling rivalry, family, and finding one’s place at school. Can he do both? They’ve always been able to shine in different areas, but will Russell steal Owen’s spotlight on the court? Or will sharing an interest actually make them closer? Russell also has to come to terms with being an athlete and try to balance his schoolwork and being captain of his Masters of the Mind team. When Russell makes the team, the dynamic shifts. Owen doesn’t want to get on his bad side, but he also doesn’t want his uncoordinated brother to embarrass him. When a new basketball coach comes to their middle school, he encourages Russell to try out for the team, thinking his height will be an advantage.īoth Russ and Owen are floored by this news, but the tough coach doesn’t really present it as an option, but as a requirement. Owen is strong and stocky and Russell is tall and gangly. In addition to their different strengths, the fraternal twins look completely different as well. This story is told in alternating chapters from the point of view of twin brothers Owen, the athlete, and Russell, the mathlete. My 4th grade son is neither a mathlete nor an athlete, but is closer to the former than the latter. My son and I really enjoyed reading Athlete vs.
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