Gollywhopper Games

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!

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!

Everyone loves the Gollywhopper Games! Everyone except Zane. What Zane cares about is football. He dreams of heading straight for the NFL until he gets his second concussion. Now his parents say no football for a year. Then along comes the Games - a chance to solve puzzles and riddles, win a million dollars, and show up on TV. Zane will need speed, smarts, and strategy. He’ll face tougher rivals than he ever did on a football field. Does he still have what it takes to win when he’s playing a whole new game? Are you ready for action that never quits and surprises and brainteasers at every turn? Then let the Games begin