The Prizewinners of Piedmont Place
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Publisher Description
The lovable wackiness of Modern Family meets zany contests in this delightful new series that will have readers laughing out loud!
Cal Talaska can’t wait for his family to win the Great Grab Contest! The prize? Twenty minutes to grab anything in the world-famous Wish Shoppe! He knows his family will leave the competition in the dust, but first he has to convince them to compete!
To get their eyes on the prize, Cal focuses on what his family wants from the Wish Shoppe—a gym for Mom, a whole orchestra for Dad, tools to build a spaceship for little sister Imo, and candy for baby brother Bug! Cal would do anything to get them to compete, even if that means tricking them into it . . . They’ll thank him later!
When it comes to the Talaskas, family always comes first. But can Cal convince them to go for first place too?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this fun series opener from Doyle (Attack of the Shark-Headed Zombie), fifth-grader Cal Talaska is determined to win the Wish Shoppe Great Grab contest, a multifamily competition involving puzzle solving, physical feats, and more. Winners get to keep anything they can grab from the megastore's shelves in 20 minutes, and Cal believes that coming out on top will earn his quirky, financially shaky family the respect it deserves. The Talaskas, however, are not interested in participating, especially since Cal's father's boss, Mr. Wylot, is determined to win the contest by any means necessary. Cal's classmate Leslie Wylot isn't helping matters, either. "It's not personal," she tells Cal. "People just have to know their place in life, that's all. There are the winners and there are the losers." As the Wylots leverage their power and employ devious methods to control the contest, Cal and his family rely on their wits and courage to stand up for themselves and salvage their chance to win. Cal's fortitude in the face of adversity may inspire readers to do the same. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8 12.
