The Million Dollar Race
β Scribed by Matthew Ross Smith
- Publisher
- Aladdin; Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- EN-US
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 2021.
- ISBN
- 1534420290
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Perfect for fans of Lizzy Legend and the Baseball Genius series, this quick-paced, heartfelt, and zany novel follows a speedy kid from an unconventional family who will do whatever it takes to win an international track contest.
Grant Falloon isn't just good at track; he's close to breaking the world record 100-meter time for his age group. So when the mega-rich Babblemoney sneaker company announces an international competition to find the fastest kid in the world, he's desperate to sign up.
But not so fast. Nothing's ever that easy with the eccentric Falloon family. Turns out, his non-conformist parents never got him a legal birth certificate. He can't race for the United States, so now if he wants to compete, he may just have to invent his own country.
And even if that crazy plan works, winning gold will mean knocking his best friendβand biggest competitorβJay, out of the competition. As unexpected hurdles arise, Grant will have to...
β¦ Subjects
JUVENILE FICTION / General
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