Synopses & Reviews
The New York Times bestselling author of I Am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President reinvents the Excalibur legendwith rats!
When Joey is bitten by an elderly rat, he goes from aspiring seventh-grader to three-inch tall rodent.
At first, Joey is amazed by his new rat self. The city streets call to him at night. Smells that would have repelled him before are suddenly tantalizing. (A chicken bone? Yes! A squashed cockroach? Like perfume!) And wow, the freedom! But when a bout of hunger leads Joey to pull the spork from the scone, he finds himself at the center of a longtime rat prophecy.
Joey has unwittingly unlocked the sword Ratscalibur; and now, it is up to him to protect his new rat friends from the evil crows who seek to destroy their peaceful kingdom. But what does an eleven-year-old know about actual swordplay? And what happens when Joey no longer wants to be a rat?
Review
Praise for
Ratscalibur:
“Its funny, its scary, and its sweet, like life. But it has talking rats and magic, so its better than life." --Jimmy Fallon
Praise for Josh Lieb's I Am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President:
"If War and Peace had a baby with the The Breakfast Club and then left that baby to be raised by wolves, this book would be the result. I loved it." --Jon Stewart
"Josh Lieb is one of the great brave journeys in American literature. Or maybe he just signed my name to a blurb he wrote. Either way, you have to admit he's brave. And the book is hilarious." --Judd Apatow
"Josh Lieb has set literature back a hundred years." --Daniel Pinkwater
"Beware, kids: Once your parents pick it up, they won't be able to put it down. (Guilty as charged.)" --New York Post
"Pitch perfect . . . Every kid who's ever felt put upon, misunderstood, and, let's admit it, infinitely superior to his or her peers will laugh out loud as they enter Oliver's hilarialous secret world." --BCCB, starred review
"Lieb's creative and twisted first novel gets a positive vote." --Kirkus Reviews
"Walter Mitty for teenagers, especially those who do not fit in. They will become huge fans of this book." --VOYA
"This is a book that kids will be talking about." --School Library Journal
Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President
A witty mash-up of favorite fantasy motifs. New York Times Book Review
Ratscalibur is funny, it s scary, and it s sweet, like life. But it has talking rats and magic, so it s better than life. Jimmy Fallon
Full of clever dialogue and hilarious puns...Don t be surprised if this novel achieves best-seller status. Booklist
The only way I could ve liked this more is if I were eleven. Ira Glass
A charming take on an old favorite. Publishers Weekly
When Joey is bitten by an elderly rat, he goes from aspiring seventh-grader to three-inch tall rodent.
At first, Joey is amazed by his new rat self. The city streets call to him at night. Smells that would have repelled him before are suddenly tantalizing. (A chicken bone? Yes A squashed cockroach? Like perfume ) And wow, the freedom But when a bout of hunger leads Joey to pull the spork from the scone, he finds himself at the center of a longtime rat prophecy.
Joey has unwittingly unlocked the sword Ratscalibur; and now, it is up to him to protect his new rat friends from the evil crows who seek to destroy their peaceful kingdom. But what does an eleven-year-old know about actual swordplay? And what happens when Joey no longer wants to be a rat?"
Synopsis
Family Guy meets
Election in this hilarious young adult debut!
Twelve-year-old Oliver Watson’s got the IQ of a grilled cheese sandwich. Or so everyone in Omaha thinks. In reality, Oliver’s a mad evil genius on his way to world domination, and he’s used his great brain to make himself the third-richest person on earth! Then Oliver’s father—and archnemesis—makes a crack about the upcoming middle school election, and Oliver takes it as a personal challenge. He’ll run, and he’ll win! Turns out, though, that overthrowing foreign dictators is actually way easier than getting kids to like you. . . Can this evil genius win the class presidency and keep his true identity a secret, all in time to impress his dad?
About the Author
Josh Lieb is the producer and showrunner of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He won seven Emmy Awards as writer and producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has written and produced multiple other television shows, including The Simpsons and NewsRadio. His novel I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President was a New York Times best seller. He's married with two children and lots of animals. Follow him on Twitter @JoshLieb9.