The Gollywhopper Games

Jody Feldman

Jun 2009 · Gollywhopper Games Book 1 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

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!

Ratings and reviews

The race against time in television’s The Amazing Race meets the competition and scheming of The Hunger Games meets the over-the-top-craziness from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in this great story. Gil Goodson's happiness depends on winning the Golly Toy & Game Company's ultimate competition. If Gil wins, his dad has promised that the family can move away from all the gossip, false friends, and bad press that have plagued them since his dad was accused of stealing money from the toy company. Inside its fantastic headquarters, Gil has to answer trivia question, solve puzzles, and complete physical stunts—and he'll have to do it better than all of the other kids competing. Adding to the pressure Gil feels? His every step—including mistakes—will be broadcast on national television.

This book was awesome!! :) I thought it was boring at first...because it has so many pages...but once you start reading it...it is so addicting! When I was in 3rd grade...and I finished this book in only 2 days!! I took it EVERYWHERE i went!

I love this book.when u start reading it u can not stop.enjoy reading.theres also funny parts.

About the author

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.