Slamdown Town (Slamdown Town Book 1)

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.

Product details

• Authors: Maxwell Nicoll, Maxwell Smith Nicoll, Matthew Smith, Smith Matthew
• Publisher: Amulet Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781419745997
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-4599-7
• Series: Slamdown Town
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories