Beast Ballerz #1
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Se espera: 5 may 2026
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- USD 10.99
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- Pedido anticipado
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- USD 10.99
Descripción editorial
Basketball meets monsters in this first book in a hilarious middle-grade series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Wesley King!
When eleven-year-old Baxter Brooks wakes up one morning with a sweet beard, he's pumped. How many fifth graders get to sport cheek mittens in math class? It's pretty much the greatest day of his life.
What he first assumes is insta-puberty, escalates . . . rapidly. He grows fangs, people scream, he almost gives a cat a heart attack . . . it's a total mess. When Bax gives his whole school a were-scare during a play, he's shuttled off to an academy for misfit monsters . . . and into the zany world of beast ball. But if Bax wants to lead the long-suffering Pugs to triumph and solve the mystery of the Extremely Inconvenient Phantom, he'll have to learn to embrace his hairy werewolf alter ego. Yes . . . even the ankle scarves.
Welcome to Prodigium Academy, where Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Hotel Transylvania in this middle-grade series featuring ludicrous artwork, loads of humor and a monster-sized heart.
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In this rollicking romp from King (Benny on the Case) and Wolfhard (Stanley Will Probably Be Fine), a series launch, 11-year-old human Baxter "Bax" Brooks awakens one morning to discover that he has grown hair from chin to toe seemingly overnight. After his supportive (if slightly bewildered) parents accept what appears to be his new werewolf identity, Bax is sent to Prodigium Academy, a school for misfit monsters. There, he hopes to continue playing basketball—or beast ball, as the academy's dean calls it. But the Prodigium Pugs, the only mixed-monster team in the league, holds the worst record of their peers and faces constant interference from the Extremely Inconvenient Phantom, who proves shockingly apologetic about its shoe-stealing antics. Now it's up to self-described "Bax-squatch" to help his teammates embrace their creaturely differences and turn adversity into victory. Lively dialogue strikes a deft balance of horror and humor while exploring themes of identity, friendship, and resilience, crafting a school story that is as heartening as it is laugh-out-loud. Thin-lined, stylized illustrations showcase an array of monster characters while providing visual gags and energy, appealing to fans of sports, Halloween-y fun, and character-driven adventure. Ages 10–up.
