Publisher Description

Marty Pants is back in his second adventure, and this time, he's gotten himself into a hairy situation that's almost too wild for him to handle!When Marty gets hold of a page from his sister Erica's diary, he expects to find a bunch of brags about what it's like to be the better Pants sibling. But what he discovers instead is something HUGE. Erica's written a secret about who—or more accurately, WHAT—Marty actually is. And though the page is torn in half, Marty, through his unique deductive skills, determines that he is undoubtedly a big-toothed, sharp-clawed, hairy-faced werewolf! Now it's up to Marty to save his neighborhood from the greatest danger of all-himself!Author Mark Parisi brings his award-winning cartoon chops to this laugh-out-loud middle grade novel about the unlikeliest of detectives to ever solve a mystery. Perfect for young readers, the story comes complete with comic-style black-and-white interior illustrations. 

Author Biography

Mark Parisi is the creator of the Off the Mark single-panel comic strip series, which is syndicated in more than 100 newspapers around the country. It has been running daily since 1987 and won the Best Newspaper Panel Award from the National Society of Cartoonists in 2009 and 2012. MARTY PANTS #1: DO NOT OPEN! was his debut novel.

Review

"Parisi's second heavily illustrated, comic strip-dotted tale of art and absurdity is as fun and funny as the first. ... Readers will howl for the next installment even without full-moon inspiration." -- Kirkus Reviews"Readers will laugh at his pranks and pratfalls, while admiring the way he comes out on top." -- Booklist"Clever, fast-paced and hilarious" -- Dav Pilkey"Marty Pants will have you laughing from the first page!" -- Jeff Kinney

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"Readers will laugh at his pranks and pratfalls, while admiring the way he comes out on top."

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