![]() 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. 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. Owen gets jealous and doesn't want to play anymore. At the first game Russell makes amazing shot and teals Owens fame. Since Russell is tall the coach of the basketball team wants him to try out, when he tries out he makes the team. 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. Athlete vs Mathlete is about two twin brothers and Owen is an athlete and Russell is the brains. Owen and Russell have made their peace with sharing the spotlight on the court. 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. is that athlete is athlete while mathlete is (us) a member of the math team of a primary school or secondary 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. I would recommend this book because it shows how you can be mad and then resolve the problem.My son and I really enjoyed reading Athlete vs. Sometimes my sister and I get into an argument and then we solve it and we are cheerful again. Then Russel and Owen weren’t mad at each other any more because they started talking to each other again. I started to feel very bad for both twins because their loss. Product Details ISBN-13:9781599908588Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication date:02. But then Owen got angry and Russel became furious. The first good part was that Russel made the team. I liked the story plot because it went from good to bad to good. I think the story was interesting because of the plot. Russel goes back to basketball with everybody happy. ![]() And their plan works! Then their Master of the Mind group ties for first place. The new basketball coach recruits Russell for the seventh grade team and a jealous Owen has to fight to stay in the game. Theyve long kept the peace by going their separate ways, but all that is about to change. These twin brothers couldnt be more different. Then Russel asks his brother for help making the person that joined the Master of the Mind team to quit because he’s trying to take over the team and get into Harvard for college. His brother, Russell, rocks the school boards. For about two weeks Russel doesn’t talk to his brother or play basketball. Owen becomes angry and puts Russel’s somewhat magical shoes in the dumpster. When the basketball tryouts come Russel makes the team. Meanwhile, in Russel’s Master of the Mind group a new person joins in and tries to be the new leader or captain. Everybody in his family is surprised because Russel is a smart kid and Owen is a sports kid. One day the new basketball coach orders Russel to try out for basketball. Athlete is about two twins named Russel and Owen. Do you want to be an athlete or a mathlete? I think the book Athlete vs.
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