Seventeen-year-old wrestler Danny Reyes arrives at the state championships to find he is 2.4 pounds over the limit for his 171-pound bracket with forty-three minutes until weigh-in, having eaten too much of his grandmother's cooking. Faced with an impossible cut, he and coach Ray Whitfield make the thirty-eight-minute decision to move up to the 189-pound division, a bracket Danny has no preparation for. Fighting on nine years of accumulated base work rather than specific tournament preparation, Danny wins two pool matches, defeats the technically dominant Grant Holloway in the semi-finals by reading the gap in his controlled ride, and faces relentless senior Carlos Medina in the final. With grip-fatigued hands and one period of deficit, Danny executes a last-moment takedown to win 5-3 and claim the state championship in a weight class he entered that same morning.
Coming of Age
Battle
Journey
Hero
Psychological
Identity
Thriller
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length50 mins
Publish dateMar 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
4Chapter 4
2Chapter 2
5Chapter 5
3Chapter 3
About the author
Stephanie Janifer
I started off as a freelance create writer, till I realized that I could create amazing stories for myself. My readers are always engaged till the end because they always know there's a twist. So, here's my question for you... Can you guess the twist before you get there?View all audiobooks by Stephanie Janifer
