This is another great author to recommend to your sports kid- both boys and girls! ( )

I think I've purchased just about every book Feinstein has written for my library because they are so popular. Cover-Up has been out for awhile and I've been meaning to read it, so I jumped at the chance to listen to it. It was read by the author, and I hope he doesn't read anymore. The reading wasn't as good as it could've been. Too monotone for me.

Steve and Susan Carol are back as the famous kid sports reporters. They have already solved mysteries at the U.S. Open and the NCAA Final Four basketball tourney, and now they tackle the Super Bowl. Things are different though because Steve is let go by USTV and finds two new jobs--a newspaper and CBS. Susan Carol has to work with the star of a boy band who says "dude" a lot but serves as eye candy. They both use their connections to talk to big football stars and expose a cover-up about the Dreams offensive line being on HGH. There are lots of convenient coincidences because everything works out in the end. But, this is a decent mystery for young kids. To me, it's not really a high school book, but I purchased it because of the topic. Any book about football will be read. ( )

I have to say that this was better than Last Shot for me. I thought it moved a lot faster. I loved the story about the big shot football player and his close friend the equipment manager. I was a little put off by the frequent references to Susan Carol's height and attractiveness though. Also, the older men putting the moves on her were a little much. I liked the focus on Stevie and how he had to deal with Susan Carol's fame while being sure to do get his work done. The mystery unfolded naturally and I felt like I could recreate the steps the duo took for background research on steroid testing. In light of what's happening with steroids in sports today, this was very timely! ( )

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This is a fun mystery/romance about two teens covering the Super Bowl for television. ( )