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| name = ''Courtney Changes the Game'' <br />
| image = CourtneyChangesGame.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of ''Courtney Changes the Game''<br />
| published = 2020<br />
| author = [[Kellen Hertz]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Blake Morrow]]<br><br />
Kelley McMorris and Heather Tubwon (vignettes)<br />
| isbn = 1683371690<br />
| next = ''[[Courtney: Friendship Superhero]]''<br />
| setting = Orange Valley, CA; January 2nd<ref>Courtney returns to school on January 6th; the first chapters happen four days before.</ref> - February 3rd<ref>The Monday after the Challenger disaster.</ref>, 1986<br />
}}<br />
'''''Courtney Changes the Game''''' is the [[Central Series|first volume]] of [[List of Courtney's Books|Courtney's series]]. It was included with [[Courtney Moore (doll)|the Courtney doll]] when purchased until the release of [[Courtney's Diary]] in '''2026'''. It is available separately.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
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* [[Courtney Moore]]<br />
* [[Maureen D'Amico]]<br />
* [[Bruce Moore]]<br />
* [[Mike D'Amico]]<br />
* [[Tina D'Amico]]<br />
* [[Rafi D'Amico]]<br />
* [[Kip Tomatsu]]<br />
* [[Sarah Barrett]]<br />
* [[Minor_Characters_in_Courtney's_Series#Jackie_Barrett|Jackie Barrett]]<br />
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===Only in ''Courtney Changes the Game''===<br />
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* [[Mr. Garcia]]<br />
* [[Minor_Characters_in_Courtney's_Series#Sandy Willen|Sandy Willen]]<br />
* [[Minor_Characters_in_Courtney's_Series#Jefferson_Caine|Jefferson Caine]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Courtney's Series#Ben|Ben]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Courtney's Series#Candice|Candice]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Courtney's Series#Janice|Janice]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Courtney's Series#Lindsey|Lindsey]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Courtney's Series#Ms. Lee|Ms. Lee]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Courtney's Series#Rachel Van Patten|Rachel Van Patten]]<br />
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==Chapter by Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Game Over===<br />
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===Chapter Two: A New Job===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Dream Big===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Making Room===<br />
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===Chapter Five: Totally Bogus===<br />
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===Chapter Six: Less Than Perfect===<br />
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===Chapter Seven: Challengers===<br />
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===Chapter Eight: The Interview===<br />
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===Chapter Nine: Angry Tina and Fun Tina ===<br />
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===Chapter Ten: Mother-Daughters Day===<br />
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===Chapter Eleven: Door-to-Door===<br />
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===Chapter Twelve: Countdown===<br />
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===Chapter Thirteen: Aftermath===<br />
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===Chapter Fourteen: A Lasting Impact===<br />
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===Chapter Fifteen: Crystal Starshooter's Universe ===<br />
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===Word List===<br />
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Definitions of popular slang of the 1980s. <br />
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===[[Looking Back|Inside Courtney's World]]===<br />
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Discusses the early to mid-1980s and the [[Wikipedia:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster]]. Topics discussed: <br />
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*The election of Ronald Reagan as president<br />
*The lack of employment early in the decade, later followed by a rise in consumer purchasing<br />
*Fads such as Cabbage Patch Kids<br />
*The rise of malls and mall culture such as Valley Girls<br />
*Television and cable TV, including more focused channels like CNN, HBO, Nickelodeon and the rising availability of VCRs<br />
*MTV and its influence on music and youth fashion<br />
*The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster--including how it was broadcast live to school children nationwide and the aftermath<br />
*Women's rise in politics and other careers that had been traditionally dominated by men, and the challenges faced from the wage gap and sexism<br />
*Changing family dynamics such as divorce, blended families, use of day care for younger children, and latch key kids<br />
*The continued rise of recycling from the 1970s<br />
*The rise of technology in the 1980s and how it--and women's expansion into society--paved the way for modern day technology and more gender equality<br />
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==See Also==<br />
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*''[[Courtney: Friendship Superhero]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Refs}}<br />
[[Category:Courtney Moore]]<br />
[[Category:Courtney's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Central Series]]<br />
[[Category:Meet Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2020]]<br />
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