It’s another MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY!

I’ll be honest. I hate prologues. That made the first moments of my time with SPAMLY WARTHINGTON like I’d made a wrong turn. Thirteen pages in I finally reached chapter one and all was forgiven. The tale had me laughing out loud in numerous parts as spy-in-training, Spamly, is assigned his first mission: Find Mr. Jowls, the royal pig, who has been kidnapped from his comfy home inside the royal palace.

The adventure that ensues is fast paced and will keep you flipping the pages. Funny word play is a plus as are the small images that begin each chapter. You’ll cheer for this high tech ten-year-old. Spamly even has his own convertible he drives around town. Most of the plot points are solved by the end, but a SPAMLY WARTHINGTON sequel is not far behind. I’m looking forward to more   bow ties!

PUBLICATION DATE: 2017   PAGE COUNT: 202

FULL PLOT (From Amazon)

Sure, being a spy-in-training is cool, especially when your best friend Mortimer Goldpots is a genius inventor of gadgets and you get to cruise around town in your very own mini-convertible. Still, after all the training and study Spamly’s gone through, he’s itching to get out in the field and prove himself. You know that saying about being careful what you wish for? When the royal pig is swiped from the royal palace, the grown-ups who run the spy-in-training agency assign Spamly the task of retrieving it. Diving headfirst into the case, the pint-size hero soon finds himself in a battle of wits with his soon-to-be arch enemy. One thing’s for certain: it’ll take every last drop of what Spamly’s learned—and some of what he hasn’t—to save the pig’s royal bacon. A Royal Mystery delivers a roller coaster of adventure, excitement, laughs, twists, turns, and intrigue all without having to stand in line or sit in the seat recently vacated by a kid with bladder-control issues. Find your favorite reading spot and settle in—Spamly’s epic journey awaits. Just don’t turn the pages too fast—we’d hate for your fingers to catch on fire. Hey, it happens.

FIVE THINGS TO LIKE ABOUT:

SPAMLY WARTHINGTON (ALMOST) SECRET AGENT

1. The gadgets and there are plenty of them. From bow ties that can do all sorts of things to a very special watch not yet on the market.
2. Spamly has a look alike robot who goes to school in his place. It’s a necessary training component, and makes Spamly even more nervous when he has to spend a day at school when Spambot needs a tune-up.
3. There are so many things to make young readers envious of Spamly’s life: No school for starters, parents unaware of his training, and some nifty moves he’s learned.
4. We need a lot more silliness in our current world and Spamly provides it.
5. The vocabulary is challenging at times. Perfect for kids to learn new words, especially in context.

FAVORITE LINES

…Once satisfied with his brushing, he let the toothpaste slowly ooze out of his mouth and down onto his chin like some monster with an uncomfortable drooling problem. He amused himself for another moment by making monster grunts and gurgles before “shaving” the toothpaste off with his toothbrush, wiping his face with the back of his hand, and for no particular reason, striking a disco pose.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Kyle Schaberg and Jack Schaberg are son/father tag-team writing duo with several as-yet-unproduced screenplays to their credit who decided to try their hands at novel writing and are unable to stop…at least until they finish the Spamly saga.

EXTRAS

Check out Spamly’s Instagram! He gets around.

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