Books with title Johnny on the Spot

Every day, Johnny listened to his favorite radio program, "Don Winslow of the Navy." Someday, he would travel the world and have adventures, just like Don Winslow. But then the radio, which had been growing fainter, went dead altogether -- and Johnny's parents couldn't afford to buy a new one. Johnny refused to give up hope. Maybe Mr. Zaga, who lived in the basement apartment and was supposed to be an inventor, could help. Mr. Zaga's apartment was full of weird machinery. He was interested in time travel, not in repairing radios, and he believed that with powerful electrostatic magnetism he could project himself into the future. But perhaps an electric charge from his machinery could fix the radio. Sure enough, the radio played again, but before long Johnny and Mr. Zaga discovered that the radio was giving tomorrow's news. It was a day ahead in time! The adventures Johnny has then -- at a nearby bank robbery, a local fire, and with Mr. Zaga at the racetrack -- fill this funny and exciting book and will delight young readers. Full-color pictures rendered by a distinguished author/illustrator capture the big-city scene and a small boy's dreams of glory to perfection.

Marek wants nothing more than to scorecrowd-pleasing goals and become a world-famous forward. However, hisstriking ambitions and football dreams turn bittersweet when he isaccepted at Stadium School, and handed the goalie's gloves instead ofthe number 10 shirt.Stubborn and disheartened by being a boring goalkeeper, Marek isenticed into playing basketball for another school. In that game, hecan score as many goals as he wants and it's much more cool. But whenthe goalie gets injured during an important match for Stadium School,Marek is put on the spot. Will he accept his fate and the goalie'sgloves to save the day, orwill he decide to stop playing football for ever?