Fuzzy Mud

Operation Frog Effect

Author: Louis Sachar

From the author of the acclaimed bestseller “Holes, ” winner of the Newbery Award and the National Book Award, comes a new middle-grade novel with universal appeal. Combining horror-movie suspense with the issues of friendship, bullying, and the possibility of ecological disaster, this novel will intrigue, surprise, and inspire readers and compel them to think twice about….Read More

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