Rare Beasts

Written by Charles Ogden · Illustrated by Rick Carton

Book #1 in the Edgar & Ellen series

Twins plot to transform pets into exotic creatures, but a hungry python complicates their scheme.

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111 pages· 17,306 words· Est. 2.5 hour read· 960L

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In the quirky town of Nod's Limbs, mischievous twins Edgar and Ellen devise a daring plan to fund their antics by turning local pets into exotic creatures for profit. But when a sluggish python with a voracious appetite becomes part of their scheme, chaos ensues. Can they outwit the mysterious caretaker Heimertz and avoid disaster, or will their plan unravel in unexpected ways? Dive into a world of mischief and mystery where nothing is as it seems.

From the publisher

Fire ants. Fraud. Footie pajamas. Twins Edgar and Ellen live alone – their parents disappeared years ago, and who can blame them? – in the quaint, little town of Nod’s Limbs, in a grim, gray house overlooking the cemetery and the junkyard. They spend their days avoiding Heimertz, the mysterious accordion-playing caretaker; pestering Pet, a hairy, one-eyed creature of indeterminate species and gender; and wreaking havoc on the hapless citizens of Nod’s Limbs. But wreaking havoc can incur expenses, so the twins come up with a unique fund-raising scheme: They’ll nab the pets of Nod’s Limbs and transform them into exotic animals they can sell for big bucks. Not a bad plan, if one of the purloined pets wasn’t a lethargic python with a raging appetite….

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