Beasties [Audiobook]

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In this adventure from the New York Times bestselling author, kids discover an alien artifact in Central Park that turns them into animals. The clock is ticking for them to find a cure--before the park's predators find them first.

On a field trip to Central Park, Riley and his classmates accidentally encounter a supernatural artifact that looks a lot like, well, honestly, a piece of poop. But one of them gets too close, there is a blinding flash, and suddenly the friends are turned into various critters. Riley's sister is a hawk, the school bully is a raccoon, and Riley He's transformed into everyone's least favorite animal, a New York City rat.

Their once-dull morning quickly turns into a fight for survival. The kids must stay alive long enough find a way to turn themselves back to normal. But as it turns out, they're not the only humans-turned-into-animals on the loose in Central Park.

As it turns out, Riley and his friends have accidentally thrust themselves into the center of a dangerous Manhattan-wide plot. And now they must use all their animal abilities to stop the bad guys, find the cure, and get back home without, you know, getting eaten on the way. It's a wild adventure of a lifetime--because if they fail, these beasties will stay beasts forever.

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"You'll laugh. I mean out loud. Beasties is a hoot!"

Author Bio

Peter Lerangis is the author of more than 170 books, which have sold more than six million copies and been translated into thirty-five languages. These include the five books in the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series, The Colossus Rises, Lost in Babylon, The Tomb of Shadows, The Curse of the King, and The Legend of the Rift; two books in the 39 Clues series; and the Max Tilt and Throwback trilogies. Mark Sanderlin is a talented voiceover artist who has worked on numerous audiobook projects.