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RIVAL by Sara Bennett Wealer

Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Sara Bennett Wealer · Email post Email post · Print Print

RIVAL by Sara Bennett Wealer

RIVAL by Sara Bennett Wealer

  • Publication Season/Year: Winter, 2011
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Release Date:  Feb 15, 2011
  • ISBN (hardcover): 9780061827624
  • ISBN (paperback): 9780061827631

SUMMARY:

The stage is set for a high-stakes duet between Brooke and Kathryn, two high school seniors preparing for the prestigious Blackmore singing competition. Brooke and Kathryn work toward the Blackmore with eyes not just on first prize but on one another, each still stinging from a past that started with friendship and ended in betrayal. With competition day nearing, Brooke dreams of escaping the in-crowd for life as a professional singer, but her scheming BFF Chloe has other plans. And when Kathryn, an overachieving outcast with an underachieving college savings account, gets an unlikely invitation to Homecoming, she suspects Brooke of trying to sabotage her with one last public humiliation.

As pressures mount, Brooke starts to sense that the person she hates most might just be the best friend she ever had. But Kathryn has a decision to make. Can she forgive, or are some rivalries for life?

About the Author

Sara Bennett Wealer
Sara Bennett Wealer grew up in Manhattan, Kansas (the “Little Apple”), where she sang with the show choir and wrote for her high school newspaper. She majored in voice performance at the University of Kansas before ditching her operatic dreams and transferring to journalism school instead. Since then, Sara has been fortunate to make her living as a writer. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two daughters, and still sings when her schedule allows—most recently with the May Festival Chorus, the official choir of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.  Read more about how to book or contact Sara Bennett Wealer.

Categories: 2011 Winter · Arts, Theater, Film · Contemporary · Debut · Events · Family · Friendship · HarperCollins Children's Books · Local · Music · Ohio · Romance · Stand-alone · Wealer, Sara Bennett · Young Adult

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