Hatched

By Bruce Coville

Book #2 in the The Enchanted Files series

A griffin defies tradition, hiding in the human world to escape his failures.

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288 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Gerald, a griffin with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle, is supposed to be brave and guard treasures. But he's neither fierce nor successful. Feeling like a failure, he escapes to the human world, where no one expects to find a mythical creature. Can Gerald find his courage and purpose in a place where he must remain hidden? Discover a world where fantasy meets reality in a hilarious adventure that challenges the norms of mythical creatures.

From the publisher

If you liked the movies Elf and Shrek, you’ll love THE ENCHANTED FILES–a magical, hilarious comedy series about fantastical creatures in the modern world by the bestselling author of My Teacher Is an Alien: Bruce Coville! Meet Gerald. Gerald is a griffin–a creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. According to the Code of the Griffins, that means he should be: 1. Brave and fierce in all situations! 2. A guardian of a great treasure! 3. Completely and totally hidden from the humans! But what if a griffin ISN’T brave or fierce? What if he’s NEVER found a great treasure (or ANY treasure, for that matter)? What if he feels like such an embarrassment that the only thing left for him to do is run away? And what if the only place no one will look for him is . . . the human world? “Bruce Coville is a wizard at telling stories.” –Christopher Paolini, New York Times bestselling author of Eragon “Hilarious. Middle-grade readers will be carried along by the buoyancy of the writing, the skillful design, and the humor on almost every page. Egg-ceptionally funny!” –Kirkus Reviews

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