Weird Wolf (Redfeather Book) - Hardcover

Margery Cuyler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0812496329 ISBN 13: 9780812496321

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 1991

Synopsis

Harry Walpole knows something weird is going His palms sprout hair, his teeth grow into fangs, and he heads for McDonald's every time there's a full moon. Could he be...a werewolf? Looks like it runs in the family, and Harry's the next victim. The curse isn't easy to shake (who wants to get shot with a silver bullet?)-- but Harry Walpole, werewolf, has to find a way to turn back into Harry Walpole, third-grader, before his secret embarrasses him in front of everybody.

About this title

About the Author

Margery Cuyler is the author of many books for children, including From Here to There, The Little Dump Truck, and That’s Good! That’s Bad! Ms. Cuyler grew up in the oldest house in Princeton, NJ, and started writing stories as soon as she learned how to write. She now lives in the same house with her husband, sons and two cats.

From Publishers Weekly

One of four fall titles in Holt's new chapter book series, this story concerns nine-year-old Harry Walpole, who wakes up one night covered with fur and craving a hamburger; he realizes to his horror that he's inherited the family curse--he's a werewolf! Cuyler's story bounces from one loony predicament to the next as each full moon subjects the hapless Harry to such indignities as waking up naked in a McDonald's dumpster, falling in love with a golden retriever and being forced to make a speedy exit from a championship baseball game because he starts sprouting hair. In the end, it's bossy Abby Horowitz, his smitten classmate, who breaks the curse by calling Harry by his human name while he's still in werewolf form. The comically slick first-person narrative is nicely suited to this antic romp, while Zimmer's creepy pen-and-ink illustrations are properly wacky accompaniment. Ages 7-9.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812496329
• ISBN 13: 9780812496321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Dirk Zimmer