Legacy and the Double

Kobe Bryant, Annie Matthew

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English

Granity Studios
01 December 2021

General fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Sporting stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

Series: Legacy

Age range 9+

Kobe Bryant's legacy of uplifting and inspiring young athletes continues in this highly anticipated follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Legacy and the Queen.

Legacy Petrin is a national tennis champion, but she doesn't feel like one. At the orphanage where she grew up, far from the city where she learned to shine, Legacy struggles to focus on her training. Her famous magical inner light dims and darkens until she barely recognises herself.

Then a girl who looks exactly like Legacy - same burlap dress, same signature glow - starts playing in Legacy's name. She wins matches in the city, makes charming speeches in support of 'Queen' Silla, and gains a devoted following. Soon, Silla issues a decree against impersonating champions, which means that the real Legacy could be arrested simply for looking like herself.

To reclaim her name and her identity, Legacy has no choice but to compete in disguise...until she can rise through the ranks, face off against her imposter, and prove that she is the one and only Legacy Petrin - a champion who was born to shine.

By: Annie Matthew
Created by: Kobe Bryant
Imprint: Granity Studios
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781949520194
ISBN 10: 1949520196
Series: Legacy
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 December 2021
Recommended Age: From 10 to 18 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kobe Bryant was an Academy Award winner, a New York Times best-selling author, and the CEO of Granity Studios, a multimedia content creation company. He was also a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, NBA MVP, and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Above all else, he was a loving husband and a doting father to four girls. In everything he built, Kobe was driven to teach the next generation how to reach their full potential. He believed in the beauty of the process, in the strength that comes from inner magic, and in achieving the impossible. His legacy continues today. Annie Matthew is a novelist and a poet. In a former life, she was a professional athlete. She now lives in Iowa with her gray furry dog, Gus.

Reviews for Legacy and the Double

A young tennis champion becomes the target of revenge. In this sequel to Legacy and the Queen (2019), Legacy Petrin and her friends Javi and Pippa have returned to Legacy’s home province and the orphanage run by her father. With her friends’ help, she is in training to defend her championship when they discover that another player, operating under the protection of High Consul Silla, is presenting herself as Legacy. She is so convincing that the real Legacy is accused of being an imitation. False Legacy has become a hero to the masses, further strengthening Silla’s hold, and it becomes imperative to uncover and defeat her. If Legacy is to win again, she must play her imposter while disguised as someone else. Winning at tennis is not just about money and fame, but resisting Silla’s plans to send more young people into brutal mines with little hope of better lives. Legacy will have to overcome her fears and find the magic that allowed her to claim victory in the past. This story, with its elements of sports, fantasy, and social consciousness that highlight tensions between the powerful and those they prey upon, successfully continues the series conceived by late basketball superstar Bryant. As before, the tennis matches are depicted with pace and spirit. Legacy and Javi have brown skin; most other characters default to White. A worthy combination of athletic action, the virtues of inner strength, and the importance of friendship. —Kirkus