The Rivalry: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game (The Sports Beat, 5)

I bought the whole series for my younger family. I ended up reading all six books so I could chat about them with my family.Might be my simple level of reading comprehension, but I enjoyed all of the books. Nothing was too transparent, even if I was able to guess a few details before the ending.Food books for any teens that like sport, or sports journalism.

Fantastic novel of perhaps the pure college division 1 rivalry. Probably this only major football rivalry game not compromised by greed of its alumni. I would rather enjoy the effort of these noble warriors than the Other Division 1 collegiate games which glorify the avarice of the alumni and the media mongrels. The Cadets and Midshipmen are the admirable student athletics who must offer the ultimate sacrifice .This easy read with great characters and historic background. Should that note that 20 percent of Midshipmen are Marines and they do march. Check opening scenes of A Few Good Men , Marine Colour Guard

I read all Feinstein's tween series when trying to come up with something for reluctant readers. For middle school boys (and girls, really) who don't usually like reading, these books are fast-moving, usually involve deductions that are not beyond most 12-year-olds, and sports-related (the Final Four, the Super Bowl, the U.S. Open, etc.)If you have a sports-lover who is not wild about reading, Feinstein and Mike Lupica write books that might generate some interest.

John Feinstein stayed true to his sports-reporting origins in The Rivalry. This book is focused primarily on the actual sporting event, and Feinstein described in detail the essence of the Army-Navy game. Readers learn about both schools' histories, the traditions of the game, and about college football.The mystery itself is not at the core of the book, making the plot a little hard to follow. In fact, the mystery itself doesn't even come into play until late in the story. However, the true sports fan will prefer this book over the rest of the Last Shot series. If you're looking for more Stevie-Susan Carol romance, this is not your book, as their relationship does not progress or get affected in any way by this story - a good thing in my opinion.Overall, the only reason why this book isn't the best of the Last Shot series is that the original has an easier plot to follow. However, this stays true to Feinstein's sports fanatacism, and will delight youth sports fans everywhere.

A pretty good book just some parts were boring but over all the book was pretty goodI read a lot of this authors books but I think this is the 2nd best

Finding books that my 13-year-old son will read was difficult until I found Feinstein. His books keep my son engaged and off of the video games.

I read this book with my son....we both loved it! Great book leading up to an Army/Navy football game. The suspense kept both of us intrigued. Chermaine Meissner

Another masterpiece from John Feinstein. Purchased for my kids. Difficult to find age appropriate sports books for youth, but this one is right on their level. Both of my kids loved it. Will purchase more of John's book for the kids.