![]() ![]() The only problem is now every kid’s going to want a bandapat like Inkling, a sassy sidekick with his heart in the right place. Jenkins has written a story about the real-life problems kids face as they navigate their way through grade school, but added an element so funny, a reader might forget the considerable miseries Hank has to overcome. Now more than ever, Hank needs a true friend – and a crafty ally. Specifically, he’s caught the attention of the class bully, who demands his lunch each day and makes Hank’s life miserable. Squash is a staple of the bandapat diet, and Inkling is in desperate need of some. Inkling’s a pretty unreliable narrator of his own biography.) He’s trekked all the way to Brooklyn on the faulty assumption that Hank’s store, The Big Round Pumpkin, would be a hot bed of squash consumption, rather than ice cream. ![]() And for Dad hes a spark of ideas for a new graphic novel. Bandapats (an animal so rare it appears only in this book) are native to the Peruvian Woods of Mystery (or maybe it’s the Mexican outback. Inkling helps the rest of the family too-for Sarah hes a puppy. Inkling takes up residence in Hank’s laundry basket and bit by bit provides his backstory. If only it were always this easy to find a new best friend! “I’m in your debt until I can return the favor. “It was life or death with that rootbeer,” says Inkling, who thinks “rootbeer” is a species, not the dog’s name. Hank’s heroic rescue forces Inkling, the invisible creature, to reveal itself. Later, he saves this same invisible (but not imaginary) furry thing from Rootbeer, a neighborhood dog that Nadia is paid to take for walks. If you are a fan of mysteries and local stories and. Inkling book series#Phillips has now sold well over 2000 copies of this series at Inklings alone. Then, reaching beneath the store’s sink to retrieve an errant Lego piece, Hank finds something that feels furry, but which he can’t see. Here is a list of Inklings Summer Bestsellers (in-store only): - Cascade Kidnapping by Rob Phillips (Latah Books, 18.75) It is no surprise to anyone here that Rob Phillips new book is THE bestseller at Inklings. Older sister, Nadia, doesn’t have time for Hank: she’s studying for the PSATs and texting her boyfriend. This book is everything, and I loved every page.Hank will start fourth grade without his best friend whose family has just moved to Iowa City.
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