This was such an unexpected surprise! When I see comps to some of my favorites like A Series of Unfortunate Events & Roald Dahl my interest is piqued.

In The Weirdies you meet the triplets Barnacle, Garlic and Melancholy who have woken up to an empty Deadeye Manor. Their parents/all the other quirky residents as well as all items within the estate have disappeared… they have really left on a vacation without the children which turns into a sunken ship and nothing or no one left behind… or is there? The children are whisked away to an orphanage and then under the care of one of the workers adopted and brought to Sunshine Circle where The Weirdie’s don’t fit into societal norms.

This was just as zany and curious as I was expecting and I think kids would love these rag tag siblings and all the shenanigans they get up to. This one doesn’t release til late summer but I did notice they have an audio available which is narrated by Kate Winslet and I could only imagine how wonderful that is.

Thank you Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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I feel like we need more middle grade fiction books that are short. We need kids to be able to read and finish books and there are many kids that are not readers. I loved the characters and humor in the story. It was funny, quirky, and a little bit dark. A great combination for reluctant readers.

Where to start? I freaking loved reading this. I knew immediately I was going to love it simply based off of the triplet names - Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic. This book reminded me so much of Pippi Longstocking, which I loved as a child. It was full of magic and was stranger than fiction. It was so fun that it made you WANT to believe it was real. There were so many comical allusions thrown in to this book for children and families. I was reading sections of it aloud to my husband and 14 year old daughter while also sending some of the funny bits to my 20 year old daughter, who is away at college.

I hope there is going to be more stories/books published. I look forward to seeing the finished pictures and book when it comes out. I will now go listen to the Audible version because I want to read it again. Thank you for the ARC of The Weirdies.