This companion to the popular The Gollywhopper Games, a book named to twenty-six state award master lists, will appeal to fans of The Amazing Race, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos Library. Chock-full of puzzles, riddles, and challenges for the reader to solve along with the main characters, the third book in the Gollywhopper Games series offers readers plenty of action and fun and will appeal equally to boys and girls. Features black-and-white art by Newbery Honor author Victoria Jamieson.Zane is not that interested in the Gollywhopper Games. Hed rather play football and is sure that hes headed straight for the NFL. But after he gets his second concussion, his parents tell him, No football for a year. Instead, to his surprise, he gets a chance to compete in the Gollywhopper Games. Zanes sense of strategy, his physical strength, and his competitive edge are all assets, and so is his ability to motivate his teammates and get them to work together. Zane becomes particularly close to Elijah, a young and scrawny genius who is friendly, awkward, and funnyZanes polar opposite. These two unlikely friends end up head-to-head in the final challenge, where Elijahs quick thinking and Zanes physical strength make it a tough fight. This is a fast-paced and interactive read for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society.

 

This book is part of a book series called Gollywhopper Games .

This book has been graded for interest at 8+ years.

There are 432 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Greenwillow Books .

Jody Feldman has always loved riddles and brainteasers and word games, and she lives in a city on a river whose name contains four s's, two p's, and four i's. Jody has written as many books for young readers as there are players in a doubles tennis match. To find out how many brothers she has, take the number of bases on a baseball diamond and divide it by the number of times Grover Cleveland was president of the United States. Victoria Jamieson (www. victoriajamieson. com) is the author of the New York Times bestseller Roller Girl . She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.