The Werewolf Club Meets the Hound of the Basketballs - Hardcover

Pinkwater, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689845758 ISBN 13: 9780689845758

Publisher: Atheneum, 2001

Synopsis

Even a child who is pure of heart And does his homework neatly May become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms And the moon is full completely What's small and round and smells like knackwurst, and is very, very scary? The Werewolf Club is about to find out! After a stop at the Local Yokel Diner to eat jitterbugs (you don't want to know), the young werewolves are off to Basketball Hall, the ancestral home of their teacher Mr. Talbot's uncle, Hugo Basketball. Generations of Basketballs have been cursed by their servants, the peculiar Barrymores, (it's so hard to get good help) not to mention by the monstrous Hound of the Basketballs. Who better to vanquish the frightful hound, Hugo figures, than a pack of werewolves? So, with the moon full (and their bellies full of knackwurst and sauerkraut), our intrepid heroes are once again risking their young lives to rid the world of evil. But what about the haunted pastrami?

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Pinkwater, probably the funniest man in North America and definitely the funniest commentator on National Public Radio, has written many books for adults and children. Have you read The Hoboken Chicken Emergency? He wrote that. Have you read the play Hamlet? He didn't write that. Jill Pinkwater, probably the most incredible woman in North America, has written and illustrated many books for children. She lives with the author in Hyde Park, New York, and she doesn't seem to mind.

From School Library Journal:

Grades 2-4--A disappointing story from two authors usually noted for their funny, creative writing. Mr. Talbot, a teacher and Werewolf Club adviser, takes the group on a field trip to Basketball Hall, the ancestral home of his uncle, Hugo Basketball. There they meet the Barrymores, the servants. Hugo hopes that the young werewolves can get rid of the monstrous Hound of the Basketballs that has plagued his family for generations. The "hound" turns out to be just a small, fat dog that the Barrymores have made gassy and frightening by feeding it knackwurst and sauerkraut-just to annoy the Basketballs. The main action here is eating knackwurst. There is little or no suspense or mystery. And there is no sports/basketball connection except for the name of the family. E. W. Hildick's and Patricia Reilly Giff's easy-to-read, humorous mysteries are much better choices.

Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI

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About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0689845758
• ISBN 13: 9780689845758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Pinkwater Jill