Chapter One - Max Wants a Thing

CHAPTER ONE

Max Wants a Thing

MAX WANTED ONE thing more than anything in the world.

Not a phone.
Not a pet iguana.
Not even a trampoline (though that was second place).

He wanted the Nacho Rocket.

It was the most legendary skateboard on the planet.
Shiny orange wheels. Neon-yellow grip tape.
The whole thing shaped like a yellow corn triangle so it looked like you were riding a melted cheese-powered spaceship.

It cost $79.99.
Max had $2.16 and a coupon for free fries that expired in 2019.

That was a problem.

So Max decided:
He was going to get a job.