If you were given powers that would allow you to be an amazing athlete, but only for six months, and only until you solve the one problem that needs to be solved, what would you do?


In Arnie’s case, it would be to get rid of the gang of bullies at his school. These bullies are the sports kids that are the best at what they do. And if you can’t beat them at whatever game they are good at, you are banned from the best park, and you have to wear a loser hat.


Arnie is tired of wearing the loser hat, so when he gets that chance, that chance to be good in any sport, he takes it. And, as you can probably guess, it all goes to his head, and he forgets the whole point.


Although that part, the getting drunk with being good at sports, and thus being popular, was not that unusual, what was unusual was how he turned things around. Because, there are more to games than the kind one plays on the field.


I ended up enjoying this story. I like the twist. I like how Arnie came around. I liked how the problem was solved. I think this would be a great book for kids that are better at the kinds of games you can win sitting down, rather than running around. And certainly it will be good for kids that have to deal with bullies.


Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out the 28th of October 2025.