Benji Zeb Is a Ravenous Werewolf

By Deke Moulton

A young werewolf juggles bar mitzvah prep, a bully crush, and family secrets.

4.1/5 Goodreads · 268 ratings

304 pages· 65,794 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Benji Zeb faces a whirlwind of challenges: preparing for his bar mitzvah, dealing with a bully, and hiding his family's werewolf secret. When Caleb, the bully, reveals his own werewolf nature, Benji must decide if he can help him while managing his own feelings. As tensions rise with a hostile rancher threatening their sanctuary, Benji's world teeters on the brink. Can he balance tradition, friendship, and his true self, or will everything unravel? Dive into this coming-of-age tale where identity and loyalty are tested under the moonlit sky.

From the publisher

Benji Zeb has to balance preparing for his bar mitzvah, his feelings for a school bully, and being a werewolf in this heartfelt, coming-of-age novel for middle-grade readers. For fans of Don’t Want to Be Your Monster and Too Bright to See. Benji Zeb has a lot going on. He has a lot of studying to do, not only for school but also for his upcoming bar mitzvah. He’s nervous about Mr. Rutherford, the aggressive local rancher who hates Benji’s family’s kibbutz and wolf sanctuary. And he hasn’t figured out what to do about Caleb, Mr. Rutherford’s stepson, who has been bullying Benji pretty hard at school, despite Benji wanting to be friends (and maybe something more). And all of this is made more complicated by the fact that, secretly, Benji and his entire family are werewolves who are using the wolf sanctuary as cover for their true identities! Things come to a head when Caleb shows up at the kibbutz one night . . . in wolf form! He’s a werewolf too, unable to control his shifting, and he needs Benji’s help. Can anxious Benji juggle all of these things along with his growing feelings toward Caleb?

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