Liam and the Giant Eels

Available: 12/01/2024

Author: Ann Malaspina

Specs: 5 1/4” x 7 1/8” • 160 pp. • Excerpts from other Books within this Series, Written in Verse, About the Author Section, High / Low Content

HC ed.: 9781978597532 • $25.80 | $19.40

eBook: 9781978597556 • $25.80 | $19.40

Pbk. ed.: 9781978597549 • $16.35 | $14.20

Giant eels have invaded the Jersey Shore town where 12-year-old Liam is spending the summer at Gramps’s cottage. The eels chew up postcards in mailboxes, get into Mom’s paints, and cause traffic accidents. No one knows why the eels are so enormous, or how to stop them from crawling everywhere. Some answers could lie in the journals Gramps left behind before he died last fall. Does it have to do with the local power plant? Will the stubborn town leaders listen to a couple of kids? Liam and his new friend Ceila set out to crack the mystery of the giant eels, but one wrong step could get them into a world of trouble.

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About the Author:
Ann Malaspina is an award-winning author of books for young people. She often writes about social justice and civil rights. Ann has an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. The daughter of a Greek immigrant, she lived in Queens for 10 years while raising her two sons. When not writing, Ann likes to listen to spoken word poetry, visit art museums, and travel. Check out her website at www.annmalaspina.com.