milliondollarstrike

__The Million Dollar Strike__, by Dan Gutman ISBN: 0-7868-1880-8 ©2004 176 pages

p. 18 when Ouchie is telling Squishy about Bowl-a-Rama closing pp. 30-31 where they meet Mr. Zamboni
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Ouchie and Squishy love bowling and are bummed to hear that the local bowling alley is going to close if renovations don’t take place. Even though they are terrified of the guy who owns the place, they decide to try and meet him and talk him into keeping the place open. What they don’t realize is what a nut they will be working with if he agrees. Follow Ouchie and Squishy through this mystery of a bowling alley that most people in town think shouldn’t be open, and if one of them has their way, it will be demolished.
 * Summary:**

YA fiction—mystery; bowling; friends

©Lang - WDMS 2005