Slamdown Town

By Matthew Smith, Maxwell Nicoll, Maxwell Nicoll; Matthew Smith, et al.

Book Overview

A boy's wish to be a star wrestler is granted in this wacky middle-grade fantasy

Ollie and his older brother, Hollis, have wrestling in their blood: Their mom was a pro whose dreams of stardom were dashed by a devious opponent. Now she's an overworked, underpaid ref at Slamdown Town, the local arena. Ollie's goal in life is to win the golden championship belt for his mom--immediately followed by his other goal: to hang his bully of a brother from the roof by his tightie-whities. But there's one problem: Ollie inherited their estranged dad's puny frame, while Hollis got their mom's brawn. Thus Ollie has resigned himself to a fate of wrestling mediocrity and wet willies . . . until the day Hollis gifts him a piece of stale gum and forces him to chew it. Ollie soon discovers that the gum--bought on eBay and formerly chewed by a wrestling legend-- has an unusual side effect: the ability to physically transform Ollie into a pro wrestler. As Big Chew, Ollie's finally able to put Hollis in his place and be a star. But when trouble befalls his family, being Big Chew gets a lot more complicated. In the end, Ollie knows he can't have it all; and it's only when he asks himself who he really is that he learns what it means to be a champion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419738852
• ISBN13: 9781419738852
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7