The Gollywhopper Games: The New Champion - Hardcover

Feldman, Jody

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062211250 ISBN 13: 9780062211255

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2014

Synopsis

The Gollywhopper Games: The New Champion will appeal to fans of The Amazing Race, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and Chasing Vermeer. Chock-full of puzzles, riddles, and challenges for the reader to solve along with the main characters, this fast-paced companion to the acclaimed and kid-tested The Gollywhopper Games is bigger, bolder, and braver! The Golly Toy and Game Company's Gollywhopper Games was such a big success the first time, the company's executives have decided to host the competition again. Cameron and Spencer Schein have scored two highly sought-after slots in the regional round--will one of the Schein brothers make it all the way to the finals? Favorite characters from the first book make guest appearances, and a new cast of competitors, both boys and girls, get set to compete against (and with) Cameron and Spencer. There are twists and turns and complications in this page-turner of a race to the finish line!

About this title

Review:

Praise for The Gollywhopper Games:“Plain good fun for puzzle addicts, with plenty of action and suspense.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Nonstop action, appealing pencil illustrations, and increasingly difficult brainteasers will keep readers engaged.” (Booklist)

“This has ‘independent reading book report for reluctant readers’ written all over it.” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)

From the Back Cover:

Some people are born winners.

Not Cameron. His older brother, Spencer, is the one who always wins. Cameron is the loser.

So what is Cameron even doing in the second Gollywhopper Games? Solving puzzles, that's what. Doing stunts. Racing against the clock. But it's not as if he has a real chance. Not like Spencer. Not like the 999,999 other kids competing—on national TV inside a giant toy factory!—for one million dollars. Plus instant fame. Plus bragging rights for eternity.

Cameron won't be the winner. He knows that for sure. But there are a few things Cameron doesn't know. . . .

For fans of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Mysterious Benedict Society, here are brain-scrambling puzzles, nonstop action, and surprises around every corner!

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062211250
• ISBN 13: 9780062211255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Illustrator: Jamieson Victoria