A very satisfying book.

The author, John Feinstein, knows his stuff... and not just about football. I came at this book with a background in journalism. I have covered big events, been through the check points and needed press credentials.

This is a middle grade reader, a story meant for tweens and early teens, so the story is a bit more simplistic than reality. Good thing, too. The reality would be a bit more boring.

As the story begins, two 14-year-olds have a sweet gig working as kid reporters for a USA TV sports show. Stevie, the main character, gets fired because marketing research shows that he does not appeal to viewers as much as his female co-star.

His bosses fire him right before the Super Bowl; but as luck would have it, he still gets to go to the game to cover it for a newspaper. Then CBS gives him a side job doing interest pieces and young Stevie is back on top.

He's back on top, at least, until his old broadcast partner gives him a late night visit to discuss a scandal she has uncovered.