Dodger for Sale
About the Author JORDAN SONNENBLICK is the author of Dodger and Me (Book 1) and Dodger for President (Book 2), both available in paperback from Square Fish. He is also the author of several acclaimed teen novels, including Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. He lives with his family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Product Description What would you do if your best friend was: 1. Still imaginary (and getting into trouble with other "imaginary" creatures, such as leprechauns. That's right, leprechauns!)? 2. In danger of losing his home, and the only forest in your town, the magical Field of Dreams? 3. Driving you crazy?!?! (But in a best-friend type of way . . . ) Now you have an idea of what Willie Ryan's life is like in the third and final installment of the hilarious Dodger and Me series. Only this time, Dodger's gone and peeved a band of leprechauns; Willie's sister, Amy, is missing; and class bully James Beeks's dad wants to build a housing development in the Field of Dreams. It just might take an oversize blue chimp―who may or may not be imaginary―and his two fifth-grade friends, Willie and Lizzie, to step up as environmental activists and save the woods (and still get their homework done). Review “The outlandish tone should please Dodger's fans.” ―Booklist on Dodger for President “Dodger's silly sense of humor is entertaining, and the situations in which Willie finds himself will have any reader laughing out loud. Willie's awkward affection for his friend Lizzie is a sweet aside to the story. Reluctant readers will find themselves cheering on Willie and wanting to read more in the series.” ―VOYA on Dodger for President “A magical tale of affection, family, and a boy's imaginative ('imaginary' doesn't do it justice) friendship with an inspired, demented blue chimpanzee...” ―Kirkus Reviews on Dodger and Me “The humor will draw kids, including Dodger's off-the-wall dialogue and the outlandish predicaments that result when he decides to 'help.'” ―Booklist on Dodger and Me Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Dodger for Sale By Jordan Sonnenblick Square FishCopyright © 2011 Jordan Sonnenblick All right reserved. ISBN: 9780312674793 CHAPTER ONE I’m standing at the top of a cliff. Well, according to the hand-lettered sign at the edge, it’s technically a ski slope. But it looks pretty darn cliff-like to me. I have a snowboard attached to my feet, about a hundred pounds of hot, sweaty clothing on my body, and a pair of goggles strapped on over my glasses so I can’t really see where the heck I’m going. And there’s a hyperactive blue chimp standing next to me. Despite the cold, he’s sporting nothing but a pair of bright orange surf shorts and a black eye patch. And he’s pretty excited. “Dude,” he exclaims, “you OWN this slope! This is going to be so great! Just remember, you’ve gotta BE the board. That’s all you need to know—just BE the board. Oh, and don’t fall and die. Because that would, like, totally ruin the plan.” I smile weakly at him. “The plan?” I ask. “You know, bud. The plan. Step One: Totally carve up the top part of this slope. Step Two: Conquer the giant slalom course in the middle of the slope. Step Three . . . um . . . I told you about Step Three, right?” “Is that the part where I get carried away on a stretcher?” “No, Willie, that’s Step Four. Just kiddin’! Actually, Step Three is the ski jump.” “SKI JUMP??? Dodger, you never told me there would be a ski jump! Are you crazy? I’ve never even tried snowboarding before, and now you expect me to go off of some gigantic ramp?” “Dude, calm down. It’s no biggie, okay? Everything’s taken care of. See, we, um, fixed your board.” “What do you mean, you fixed my board? And who’s ‘we’?” “The board is just a regular, ordinary snowboard, except the bottom has been painted with some—well, some special stuff. And never mind the ‘we’ thing.” “Special stuff? What kind of special stuff?” Dodger gave me one of his patented one-eyed winks and said, “I came up