The main characters in this book are Jim, Ben, Christyn, Scott, Billy,Uncle Frank and Mike. In the beginning of the story they are out to find this guy that is selling counterfeit skateboards to kids that need a new board. Mike’s skateboard shop is losing money because all the kids are buying the fake skateboards instead of the real skateboards at Mike’s shop. Mike is planning to buy this land to build a skate park for kids to enjoy. Also Mike’s skateboard shop always holds a skateboarding competition. The person who wins gets a grand prize of 1,000 dollars. Mike payed off half the land for the skate park, but he still needs to pay 150,000 more dollars in order to get the land. Since the mayor of the city moves the meeting for the land two weeks earlier than it was supposed to be, Mike does not have enough money to pay for the land. If you want to figure out who wins the skateboarding contest, and if they catch the guy who is selling the counterfeit skateboards, and also if Mike ends up getting the land, read The Trouble with Skateboarding. This book is ten points.

Written by: Jack Stralen