AWARD WINNER: Kopps-Featherling Gold Medal for Best Middle-Grade Fiction Book of 2020.
For fans of Harry Potter, Goosebumps, and A Series of Unfortunate Events, this page-turning fantasy novel for ages 8-12 will keep young readers turning every page and cheering in triumph.
Rudy Berkman thought he was the luckiest kid in the world when his family moved to Danville, recently named "The Best City in the World." There is no crime and the schools are considered the best in the nation. The only problem is, all the kids at Danville Junior High act like mindless robots and his teachers seem to want him dead! When an enchanted homework comes to life and 'eats' his dog alive, Rudy embarks on a dangerous quest with his kooky grandpa and the school bully to rescue his beloved best friend from a greater evil than he could ever imagine.
This action-packed adventure is ideal for reluctant readers, superhero fans, and anyone who is looking for the next magical story after finishing Harry Potter.
Derek Taylor Kent is an #1 best-selling, award-winning author and screenwriter based out Los Angeles, CA. Together with his wife, beloved children's author Sheri Fink, he created the brand Whimsical World that publishes books, creates whimsical experiences, and magical merchandise. His popular book series, SCARY SCHOOL (written under pen-name Derek the Ghost), won an award for Funniest Chapter Book of 2011 by Children s Literature Network and has become a favorite for middle-readers. Derek's bilingual picture book EL PERRO CON SOMBRERO was released August 2015 through Holt/Macmillan and was a #1 best-selling new picture book and continues to be a top-selling bilingual book. Other titles include DOGGY CLAUS/PERRO NOEL, THE GROSSEST PICTURE BOOK EVER, DINOSAUR DERBY, PRINCIPAL MIKEY.