{"product_id":"the-million-dollar-race-9781534420281","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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Ross Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aladdin Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534420281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e511184 \/ Million Dollar Race","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44151557193773,"sku":"9781534420281","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_47f3f6b1-d6b0-4bee-ae39-72f42589cb98.jpg?v=1757354818","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-million-dollar-race-9781534420281","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}