Whales on Stilts!

(Hardback)

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In the first installment of National Book Award winner M.T. Andersons Pals in Peril series, a madman has unleashed an army of stilt-walking, laser-beaming, thoroughly angry whales upon the world! Luckily, Jasper Dash and his friends Katie Mulligan and Lily Gefelty are around to save the day.

Sure, Lily Gefelty is just an average twelve-year-old girl. But her dada normal-enough-seeming guyjust so happens to work for an evil genius who plans to unleash an army of extremely cranky, stilt-walking, laser-beam-eyed whales upon the world.

Lucky for Lily, her two best friends are anything but average. Both of them are famous for their adventures. Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut, invents gadgets; Katie Mulligan spends her spare time fighting off zombies and were-goats. Surely theyll know what to do. And if they dont Then it will be up to Lilyaverage, everyday Lilyto come up with a plan.

Reviews

*"Armed with an array of adjectives, non-sequitors, bizarre asides, irrelevant footnotes, and running gags, Anderson sends up decades of childrens book series, and creates a hysterical tale of his own."
Publishers Weekly, starred review
*"Goosebumps fans and readers who get Lemony Snickets brand of humor will be rolling in the aisles."
Booklist, starred review

Author Bio

M.T. Anderson is the author of the Pals in Peril series;The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation series, the first volume of which won the National Book Award;The Norumbegan Quartet;Burger Wuss;Thirsty; andFeed, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, aBoston GlobeHorn Honor Book, and the winner of theLos Angeles TimesBook Award for Young Adults. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Visit him at MT-Anderson.com.

Kurt Cyrus has illustrated numerousacclaimed picture books celebrating the natural world, includingWhat in the World: Numbers in Natureby Nancy Raines Day;Mammoths on the Moveby Lisa Wheeler; and his ownTadpole RexandThe Voyage of Turtle Rex. His art also appears in the middle grade series Pals in Peril by M.T. Anderson. Kurt lives with his wife inMcMinnville, Oregon. Visit him at KurtCyrus.com.