The Gollywhopper Games
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Jody Feldman’s popular, award-winning novel about a group of kids playing the Gollywhopper Games–the fiercest toy company competition in the country–will appeal to fans of The Amazing Race and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!Gil Goodson has been studying, training, and preparing for months to compete in the Gollywhopper Games. Everything is at stake. Once Gil makes it through the tricky preliminary rounds and meets his teammates in the fantastical Golly Toy and Game Company, the competition gets tougher. Brainteasers, obstacle courses, mazes, and increasingly difficult puzzles and decisions–not to mention temptations, dilemmas, and new friends (and enemies)–are all that separate Gil from ultimate victory. An interactive and inventive page-turner perfect for young readers who love to solve puzzles!
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Victoria Jamieson received her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. She worked as a children’s book designer before moving to Portland and becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. She maintains a not-so-secret identity as Winnie the Pow, skater with the Rose City Rollers roller derby league.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780061214523
- Publication Date
- December 23, 2013
- Publisher
- Greenwillow Books
- Original Publication Date
- March 1, 2008
- Page Count
- 336
- Word Count
- 45900
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2007021358
- Lexile® Level
- 590L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 6
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 121613
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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