The Curse of the Werepenguin

Trade Paperback

Children’s 9-12 Fiction Series

Young FrankensteinmeetsThe Princess Bridein the most hysterically hilarious book Ive read in years.Chris Grabenstein, #1New York Timesbestselling author

All orphan Bolt Wattle has ever wanted was to find his true family. When a mysterious baron in far-off Brugaria sends for Bolt, he wonders if hes getting closer to finding his long-lost parents. But Baron Chordata appears to be a twelve-year-old boy who wears tuxedos all the time, shouts at everyone, and forbids Bolt from asking questions. Things couldnt get any worseuntil midnight, when the Baron bites Bolt and turns him into a half boy, half penguin. Then thingsreallycouldnt get worsenope, wait, they get a lot worse. With the help and hindrance of a plucky girl who just might be the worlds greatest bandit, a whale cult led by a man whose weapon is a stale loaf of French bread, and a sinister but friendly fortune-teller who cant stop cackling, Bolts on a quest to reverse the curse, return to human form, and stop the Baron from taking over the country of Brugaria with his army of mind-controlled penguins in what might be the weirdestand funniestmiddle-grade novel youve ever read.