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Brave New Game

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Pub Date 27 Oct 2026 | Archive Date 18 Nov 2026


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Devastating losses, impossible odds, and one viral mistake. In seventh grade, Charlie Gold will face them all.

Thirteen-year-old Charlie Gold is the orphaned son of a basketball legend, a 6’2” would-be hooper, and a math prodigy who sees the game in numbers. But after an on-court disaster goes viral, Charlie’s own basketball dreams collapse overnight.

Forced to the sidelines, he turns to his secret strength: statistical analysis. When his gift for numbers catches the attention of a local college coach, Charlie sees a long-shot chance at redemption—helping rebuild a broken team into March Madness contenders.

But even math geniuses can miscalculate. When Charlie’s mistakes threaten the team he loves and the legacy his family has left, he must decide whether to stay in the shadow of his late father’s name or step into the spotlight and find the courage to play his own game.

Devastating losses, impossible odds, and one viral mistake. In seventh grade, Charlie Gold will face them all.

Thirteen-year-old Charlie Gold is the orphaned son of a basketball legend, a 6’2”...


A Note From the Publisher

As the mother of a college hoops scout, the aunt of a college football coach, and a lifelong basketball fan, Sue Michalowski has a front row view into the thrilling world of college athletics. Over the years, the diverse cast of players and coaches she’s met have wound their way into her heart and onto the pages of Brave New Game. When not writing, she is a middle school writing teacher, dyslexia specialist, and former librarian. Since 2011, she has helped thousands of students become avid readers and skillful writers. Sue lives in Chicago with her husband, her fluffy dog Simba, and way too many plants. Visit her at BraveNewGame.com.

As the mother of a college hoops scout, the aunt of a college football coach, and a lifelong basketball fan, Sue Michalowski has a front row view into the thrilling world of college athletics. Over...


Advance Praise

"Readers drawn to young adult sports fiction will find detailed basketball action alongside a thoughtful look at how a young person handles expectations. Brave New Game is strongest when it lets us feel the daily effort of being Charlie: talented, worried, sometimes impulsive, and eager to matter to the people he loves." -- Literary Titan

"Michalowski’s compassionate portrayal of an awkward adolescent revels in his love of mathematics and basketball, and Brave New Game demonstrates to young readers the importance of acknowledging hardship while appreciating what they have." -- BookLife

"Readers drawn to young adult sports fiction will find detailed basketball action alongside a thoughtful look at how a young person handles expectations. Brave New Game is strongest when it lets us...


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ISBN 9798901742976
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 336

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