Until that competition brings a new round of gossip, a modeling gig, and renewed feelings. Peep the exclusive book trailer for the academy by. But when she moves to the training facilityboarding school the academy game on by monica seles book trailer on vimeo. Gomez tennis academy is a boutique tennis training academy situated in luxurious naples, florida. Deep pockets or enough talent to score a scholarship.
Set in an ultra luxurious academy for rising athletic stars with either the hardwon scholarship or the rich family, young tennis hopeful maya is part of the former group and with one look around, knows she is out of her league. Maya is labelled the next big thing and books a highprofile modelling job. Ya books involving sports are definitely something id like to see more of. See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all. Maya is accepted into the most elite clique at the academy, but after the cliques shiny, expensive exterior fades, she learns that once you are in, its hard to get out.
And after a strong showing in the semifinals at a tennis competition, maya seems pretty focused. There is a lot of tennis jargon that the average reader might not enjoy, but if one understands the game, the descriptions create great visual images of some of her. To ask other readers questions about love match, please sign up. After being betrayed by her rival and her boyfriend, maya knows she needs to shrug off the drama and focus on her game.
Game on academy, book 1 by monica seles fantastic fiction. In 1990 monica seles won the french open at the tender age of 16, and her 2009 autobiography made the new york. Monica seles was awarded a full scholarship to a sports academy at the age of thirteen and attended a couple of sports academies during her career. Now shes branching out into fiction with the novel the academy. Maya attends an exclusive academy for promising young athletes, and shes finally starting to get some attentionmaybe more than she is ready for. This is where the best of the best are molded into superstars. The academy game on by monica seles book trailer youtube. Tennis star monica seles brings us a hot new series set at a truetolife sports academy for the supertalented. I enjoyed the first book in the series, game on, when i read it last year. But when she moves to the training facilityboarding school to hopefully start the beginning of her. She is now a board member of the laureus sports for good foundation, using the power of sport as a tool for change. Book trailer for the first book in a new series from tennis star monica seles. She won the french open at the age of sixteen and went on to become the number one ranked woman in tennis, winning a total of nine grand slam titles before retiring from the game in 2004. Monica seles brings the drama of the court to the academy.
Bloomsbury, 242 pages, rs199 needless to say, little sporting seems to take place in the academy. Peep the exclusive book trailer for the academy by monica seles kat rosenfield 042520 at the worlds most elite academy for athletic teens, the. But whats it really like to be a prodigy in a place like that. The son of the academy owner perfectly groomed to be the next nfl star.
The academy by monica seles overdrive rakuten overdrive. The second book in a hot new series inspired by one champions teen years. Love match cements its position with more drama, and occasional sport. The academy is the hottest international sports school for teen athletes. Buy a cheap copy of love match book by monica seles. Love match by monica seles, 9781408842997, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. She went on to become the number one ranked woman in tennis, winning a total of nine grand slam titles. Young tennis star mayas dreams finally come true when she earns a scholarship to the academy. Monica seles won the french open at the age of sixteen. Make room on your bookshelves, kids, because monica seles has a new book deal. She holds dual hungarian and united states citizenship as of 2007. This second instalment isnt quite as good as the first, which i really enjoyed when i read it last year, but its still an entertaining read for anyone who likes their ya.
She is now a board member of the laureus sports for good foundation. Its set in a boarding school for athletes, and its a little like an edmconscious catcher in the rye crossed with a less vampirey vampire academy only not like that, not even. Monica was inducted into the tennis hall of fame in 2009. I only have love for one trashy series at a time, and game on secured monica seles s the academy series as my chosen. Game on academy, book 1 by monica seles book cover, description.
Bloomsbury childrens 0 34 0 summary the academy is the sports school everyone is talking about. In 2008, seles announced her retirement from professional tennis, closing the book on one of the most dramatic stories in the sport. Young tennis star mayas dreams have finally come true. In a two book deal, bloomsbury childrens books acquired world rights to a new ya series by former tennis star monica seles called the academy. It is a clean, refreshing, and endearing story about a 16yearold girl, maya hart, who moves from her small town in new york to the academy. I love books set in a boarding school and to have such a competitive atmosphere was. Monica seles has more than just athletic talent and she has proven it to me with her novel, the academy. See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. This book was particularly interesting to me as monica seles was the number one womens tennis player in the world around the time i was playing on my high schools tennis team. Love match this absorbing book is something that sport, or rather, tennis lovers will surely adore, especially if youd like to know what it is like to be playing in. Coauthor and acclaimed tennis player seles teams up with larosa to create a new kind of high school, filled with insanely wealthy teenagers and no adult supervision. After being betrayed by her rival and her boyfriend, maya knows she needs to. But when maya starts boarding at the sports training school, her.
She went on to become the number one ranked woman in tennis, winning a total of nine grand slam titles before retiring from the game in 2004. Monica seles describes game on, the first novel in a series about the lives of young athletes who attend an academy designed to help them. But when she moves to the training facilityboarding school to. Monica seles is considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. Love match is the second book in the academy series, penned by extennis pro monica seles. I think the idea of a superstar sports academy involving the. Founded in 2010 by tennis coach rene gomez, his wife leslie gomez and her son chase muma. This acclaimed book by monica seles is available at in several formats for your ereader. The academy is an international sports mecca for teen athletes of all sports.
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