The Gollywhopper Games

"The Gollywhopper Games" is a children's novel for readers in grades 5-9. It was written by Jody Feldman and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson. The jacket cover design was created by Paul Zakris. This is Feldman's first novel. It was published in March 2008 by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

About The Gollywhopper Games

Gil Goodson is one of 25,000 contestants in the Golly Toy & Game Company's ultimate competition. If Gil wins, his dad promised the family can move out of Orchard Heights–away from all the gossip, the false friends, and bad press that have plagued the Goodsons ever since The Incident.Gil's been studying for months. He thinks he knows everything about Golly's history and merchandise. But does he know enough to answer the trivia, solve the brain teasers and complete the stunts? Gil's formidable opponents have their own special talents. To win, Gil must be quicker and smarter than all of them.

Recognition

Numerous reviewers have praised the novel and its interactive games and puzzles. Publishers Weekly said that "the appeal of the book lies in the puzzles, which involves unscrambling clues hidden in rhyming verses and then tackling various stunts (obstacle courses, mazes, scavenger hunts) that get increasingly difficult as the field is winnowed." Kirkus compares Feldman's novel to Eric Berlin's ' The Puzzling World of Winston Breen ' (2007) and Roald Dahl's ' "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"' ' (Knopf, 1964) series. The Gollywhopper Games is an American Library Association/Young Adult Library Services Association Best Books for Young Adult nominated book.

It was also chosen as a Booksense Pick, Spring 2008 selection and a Booksense "Book to Watch."

External links

* [http://www.gollywhoppergames.com/Golly Toy and Game Co.]
* [http://classof2k8.com/index.php?id=51/The Class of 2k8]
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061214509/The_Gollywhopper_Games/index.aspx/ HarperCollins]
* [http://www.ala.org/yalsa
* [http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/titlesnominated.cfm
* [http://jodyfeldman.livejournal.com/ Jody Feldman's blog]
* [http://jodyfeldman.com Jody Feldman's website]