• Publication Season/Year: Spring/Summer 2011
• Publisher:  HarperCollins – Balzer and Bray
• Release Date: TBD
• ISBN (hardcover): [XXX-X-XXXXXX-XX-X or TBD]
• ISBN (paperback): [XXX-X-XXXXXX-XX-X or TBD]

Thirteen-year-old LAMAR WASHINGTON is the maddest, baddest most spectacular bowler ever at Striker’s Bowling Paradise.  In addition to hanging out at Striker’s all summer, Lamar vows to change his image from dud to stud by finding a way to make money and snag a super fine Honey. So when a crafty teenage thug invites him to use his bowling skills to hustle, Lamar seizes the opportunity.  As his judgment blurs, Lamar makes an irreversible error, damaging every relationship in his life.  Now he must figure out how to mend those broken ties, no matter what it will cost him.

About the Author

CRYSTAL ALLEN loves to write stories for children. Along with her debut novel, HOW LAMAR’S BAD PRANK WON A BUBBA-SIZED TROPHY, Crystal is the author of A PURPLE HAT FOR MOM, published by Scholastic and currently featured on their ‘Read and Rise’ website. She loves bowling and participated in both children and adult leagues in Indiana and Texas. Her and her husband currently volunteer for Special Olympic bowling in Texas and continue to enjoy the game with family and friends. Crystal lives in Sugar Land, Texas with her husband, Reggie and two sons, Phillip and Joshua.  Read more about how to book or contact Crystal Allen.