The Academy is the hottest international sports school for teen athletes. There are only two ways in: money and lots of it or enough talent to earn a scholarship. Young tennis star Mayas dreams have finally come true! Shes got the scholarship. Shes got the drive. Shes on her way from small town to pro career . . . But when Maya starts boarding at the sports training school, her fantasy of the Academy doesnt quite match the reality because where there are beautiful, talented teens, theres plenty of drama. Meet the players: Nicole: a tennis star who feels threatened by Maya (although shed never admit it). Cleo: Mayas rebel / punk room-mate whos reaching the top of the golf world. Renee: a super-rich, super-gorgeous swimmer. Travis: the son of the Academys owner and perfectly groomed to be the next big star of the National Football League. Jake: Traviss younger brother and the bad boy of the school.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called The Academy .

There are 256 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

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. 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 was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009. She is now an ambassador for IIMSAM, the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition, and a board member of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which uses the power of sport as a tool for change. Monica's memoir, Getting a Grip - On My Body, My Mind, My Self, was a US bestseller. Monica lives in Florida, USA. Monica Seles won the French Open at the age of 16. 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 was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009. She is now an ambassador for IIMSAM, the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition, and a board member of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which uses the power of sport as a tool for change. Monica's memoir, Getting a Grip - On My Body, My Mind, My Self, was a US bestseller. James LaRosa loves drama, but he was too much of a goody-goody growing up to actually cause any. So he became a TV writer, concocting scandalous tales for US TV channels, including CBS, NBC, ABC Family and MTV. He also dug up dirt in sport, interviewing top athletes for USA Today, Tennis Magazine and Tennis Channel.