{"product_id":"the-million-dollar-race-9781534420274","title":"The Million Dollar Race","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I dare you to predict the winner of \u003ci\u003eThe Million Dollar Race\u003c\/i\u003e. OK, you dragged it out of me: it's the READER!\" --Jerry Spinelli, Newbery Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eManiac Magee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e​\u003c\/i\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLizzy Legend\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrant 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd even if that plan works, winning gold will mean knocking his best friend--and biggest competitor--Jay, out of the competition. As unexpected hurdles arise, Grant will have to ask not only if winning is possible, but what he's willing to sacrifice for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Ross Smith is an author, musician, and writing professor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more, including animated writing tutorials you can share with your students, visit him at Matthew-Ross-Smith.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50440653537554,"sku":"9781534420274","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a5d75be8-a686-4e60-81b0-9b7c65b62e0b.jpg?v=1729661749","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-million-dollar-race-9781534420274","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}