John Feinstein. (2006). Vanishing Act: Mystery at the U. S. Open: Mystery at the U.S. Open. Unabridged Books on Tape.

John Feinstein. 2006. Vanishing Act: Mystery At the U. S. Open: Mystery At the U.S. Open. Books on Tape.

John Feinstein, Vanishing Act: Mystery At the U. S. Open: Mystery At the U.S. Open. Books on Tape, 2006.

John Feinstein. Vanishing Act: Mystery At the U. S. Open: Mystery At the U.S. Open. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2006.

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When teen sportswriters Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson score press passes to the U.S. Open they expect drama. They expect blistering serves, smashed returns and fierce competition. What they don't expect is kidnapping.
Russian tennis phenom Nadia Symanova was supposed to win it all, but she never even made it onto the court. Now the whole stadium is in an uproar trying to find her. Can Stevie and Susan Carol get to Nadia before it's too late?
"Feinstein expertly combines tennis action, life in the Big Apple, media coverage, and a realistic plot to explore the fierce competition of tennis." —Chicago Sun-Times

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     ) delivers a name-dropping, insider account of professional tennis politics—TV announcer Bud Collins is a character—and does not pull his punches. "Agents are responsible for most of the ills of tennis, and the ills of tennis are endless," his Collins says—and those ills apparently include tennis prodigies who forfeit their education to pursue million-dollar shoe contracts, and players who shriek when striking the ball. Sports agents come under the harshest scrutiny. There may be a lot of commentary here, but the tension continually escalates, and ends with a hint of romance between the protagonists that suggests at least one more adventure for Susan Carol and Stevie. Ages 10-up.

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