When No One Was Looking

So for my English class we’re supposed to choose a book that has the same themes and concepts our blog does. My blog is about Hawaii junior tennis tournaments and up and coming tennis athletes. I decided to choose a book called “When No One Was Looking,” by Rosemary Wells. The summary said it was about a 14 year-old girl named Kathy and her being a tennis star and her fame gets out of control. To me it sounded like the story would be about the challenges and perks you get being a tennis star. Which is sort of about the themes in my blog. It’s about Kathy Bardy's natural talent for tennis is discovered by a tennis coach who is determined to turn Kathy into a championship player. Winning means everything to the coach, who drives Kathy mercilessly through training. Kathy dreams of Wimbledon and practices rigorously with this goal in mind. She does well in competition and is ranked number twelve in the fourteen and under age group, but competing places a strain on her family and their finances, as well as on Kathy. The mysterious drowning death of one of Kathy's opponents forces Kathy to examine the cost of winning. Kathy is a young tennis player with enough drive, attitude, and talent to go right to the top. And it seems that everyone around her has a stake in her success. So, when Kathy is presented with an opponent she can't beat, and a tragedy occurs, everyone's motives are questioned. They all want victory badly-but would anyone really kill for it? WOW.