But Baron Chordata appears to be a twelve-year-old boy who wears tuxedos all the time, shouts at everyone, and forbids Bolt from asking questions. Things couldn't get any worse... until midnight, when the Baron bites Bolt and turns him into a half boy, half penguin. Then things really couldn't get worse - nope, wait, they get a lot worse. With the help and hindrance of a plucky girl who just might be the world's greatest bandit, a whale cult led by a man whose weapon is a stale loaf of French bread, and a sinister but friendly fortune-teller who can't stop cackling, Bolt's on a quest to reverse the curse, return to human form, and stop the Baron from taking over the country of Brugaria with his army of mind-controlled penguins in what might be the weirdest - and funniest - middle-grade novel you've ever read.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Allan Woodrow is the author of many books including The Pet War , Class Dismissed , Unschooled, Field Tripped , and now, inspired by Dracula, old werewolf movies, Young Frankenstein , and an odd affection for fish sticks, The Curse of the Werepenguin . When Allan isn't writing, or noshing on breading-coated seafood, he's often presenting to schools, libraries, and conferences. You can learn more about Allan at allanwoodrow. com Scott has produced work for television commercials, magazines, toys and comics. He spends his free time at his drafting board working on creations of his own. Originally from the seaport of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Scott currently resides on the South-west gulf coast of Florida (he can't stand living too far from the ocean) with his wife, two daughters and a rather affable pug named Linus Van Pelt.