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Beast Ballerz #1

Part of Beast Ballerz

Author Wesley King
Illustrated by Steve Wolfhard
Hardcover
$17.99 US
Tundra Book Group | Tundra Books
5-1/2"W x 8-1/4"H
On sale May 05, 2026 | 320 Pages | 9781774886458
Grade 5 & Up
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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.
© Wesley King
WESLEY KING is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels, including The Wizenard series, OCDaniel, the Vindico series and A World Below. His books have been optioned for film and television and translated for release worldwide. He currently lives on a windy seaside bluff in Western Newfoundland, Canada. View titles by Wesley King
STEVE WOLFHARD is a Canadian cartoonist, storyboard artist, writer and director. He was a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomation and is a supervising director on its spin-off Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake. He is also the illustrator of the Zombie Chasers chapter book series View titles by Steve Wolfhard

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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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© Wesley King
WESLEY KING is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels, including The Wizenard series, OCDaniel, the Vindico series and A World Below. His books have been optioned for film and television and translated for release worldwide. He currently lives on a windy seaside bluff in Western Newfoundland, Canada. View titles by Wesley King
STEVE WOLFHARD is a Canadian cartoonist, storyboard artist, writer and director. He was a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomation and is a supervising director on its spin-off Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake. He is also the illustrator of the Zombie Chasers chapter book series View titles by Steve Wolfhard

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