Beth says:
Alden and his mother are newly rich thanks to an insurance policy and a scratch-off lottery ticket, but their neighbors, the Massimo family, are RICH rich. What begins as a friendly fireworks competition between the two lake house neighbors (known in the county as “The 4th of July Arms Race”) ends in disaster. Skillfully read, this 2-disc story is a great 4th of July read!

This short story was originally published in audiobook format only and was later published in print in the collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.