Slamdown Town (Slamdown Town Book 1) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419745997)

A boy's wish to be a star wrestler is granted in Maxwell Nicoll and Matthew Smith's Slamdown Town, an illustrated 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.

Slamdown Town series:
Slamdown Town (#1)
Slamdown Town: Ragtag Team (#2)


Author: Maxwell Nicoll, Matthew Smith
ISBN-10: 1419745999
ISBN-13: 9781419745997
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2021
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 516678 / Slamdown Town