Slamdown Town (Slamdown Town Book 1)

A boys 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 shes an overworked, underpaid ref at Slamdown Town, the local arena. Ollies goal in life is to win the golden championship belt for his momimmediately followed by his other goal: to hang his bully of a brother from the roof by his tightie-whities. But theres one problem: Ollie inherited their estranged dads puny frame, while Hollis got their moms 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 gumbought 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, Ollies 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 cant have it all; and its only when he asks himself who he really is that he learns what it means to be a champion.