My Pops Is Tops! Read Online Free PDF

pocket in the corner of the table. “Now it’s just the eight ball left,” Pops told Nate and John.
    Katie smiled proudly. Her grandfather had already won the first two games easily.
    Plink. The white cue ball knocked the black eight ball into the pocket.
    Make that three games!
    “And that about does it,” Pops said cheerfully. He smiled at Nate and John. “You want to play again? Or maybe try a game of Scrabble?”
    John shook his head. “That’s okay, Max. A man can only take so many beatings in one day.”
    “I’ll say,” Nate agreed. “Obviously our Max is back!”
    “He sure is!” Katie cheered. “And my Pops’s tops!”

Chapter 11
    “Okay, Katie, are you ready to win this three-legged race?” Pops asked Katie on Sunday morning.
    Katie bent down and made sure her leg was tied tightly to Pops’s. “You bet,” she said.
    “We’re going to win it for Japan!” Pops agreed, pointing to his white T-shirt with the big red circle on it.
    “On your marks, get set, go!” shouted Mr. Kane, the school principal.
    And they were off! Katie was amazed at just how fast Pops could move when he got going. He was practically dragging her down the field. But it was working. Katie and Pops were in the lead.

    Then Jeremy and his mother came up alongside them in their Liechtenstein shirts. They were moving really fast. Any minute now they would catch up to Katie and Pops!
    “Come on, Pops, faster!” Katie cried out.
    Pops picked up the pace.
    But so did Mrs. Fox and Jeremy. They were neck and neck with Katie and Pops. Katie pushed harder. The finish line was in view now. Just a few more steps and . . .
    Jeremy and his mom crossed the line just before Katie and Pops.
    Pops stopped and caught his breath. Katie was breathing hard, too. She bent down and untied the scarf from their legs.
    “Silver medal. Not bad,” Pops said between heavy breaths.
    Jeremy walked over and shook Katie’s hand. “You almost won,” he told her. “It was a good race.”
    “It sure was!” Pops said. “I can’t wait for the next one.”
    “I’ve got to get a cup of water first,” Katie said. “Do you want one, Pops?”
    He nodded. “Thanks.”
    Katie walked over to the water cooler. Kids from all the grades were standing nearby.
    “Wow, Katie, your grandfather’s really fast,” a sixth-grader named Selena said. The French flag was on her shirt.
    “Seriously,” agreed Evan, a fifth-grader in a shirt with the Spanish flag on the front. “My grandparents can’t run like that.”
    “Your grandfather’s cool,” Selena told her. “I wish mine was here.”
    “Katie’s grandfather is amazing,” Suzanne said, stepping into the middle of the crowd. “Of course I’ve known him for years. That’s because Katie and I are best friends. I like to come over to her house whenever her grandfather visits.”
    Katie rolled her eyes. Suzanne could always find something to brag about.
    But Katie could understand why someone might brag about knowing Pops. He was a really great guy. And an awesome athlete, too.
    As Katie walked over to give her grandfather his cup of water, she thought about how glad she was that the magic wind had stayed away today. Right now she was really happy to be exactly who she was—Max Carew’s granddaughter, Katie Kazoo.

Fun Facts About the Olympics
    1. The five Olympic rings are blue, yellow, black, green, and red. Those colors were chosen because at least one of them appears on every flag in the world.
    2. The traditional lighting of the Olympic flame started in ancient Greece. Once the flame was lit, it was kept burning until the closing of the Olympic Games.
    3. The ancient Olympic Games were held to honor the Greek god Zeus.
    4. Olympic gold medals haven’t been solid gold since 1912. Today the gold medals have a silver core and then are covered with a layer of real gold.
    5. In winter Olympics, Norway has won the most medals—263 in all as of 2006.
    6. In summer Olympics, The United States has