Whales on Stilts! — M.T. Anderson

Lily Gefelty is just an average twelve-year-old girl. But her dad -- a normal-enough seeming guy -- just so happens to work for an evil genius who plans to unleash an army of extremely cranky, stilt-walking, laser-beam-eyed whales upon the world.

Lucky for Lily, her two best friends are anything but average. Both of them are famous for their adventures. Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut, invents gadgets; Katie Mulligan spends her spare time fighting off zombies and were-goats. Surely they'll know what to do. And if they don't? Then it will be up to Lily -- average, everyday Lily -- to come up with a plan.

With this crazy comic ride of a novel, M. T. Anderson launches a riotous and wonderfully weird new series for readers who like their thrilling tales with tongue firmly in cheek.