Gollywhopper Games

Description: Gil Goodson hopes he's ready for the Gollywhopper Games. If Gil wins the ultimate competition, his dad has promised the family can move out of Orchard Heights--away from all the gossip, the false friends, and bad press that have plagued the Goodsons ever since The Incident. Now, the ride of Gil's life is about to begin.

Brief description:

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.

Review Quotes:

"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." - ALA Booklist

"This has 'independent reading book report for reluctant readers' written all over it." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books