Risks, Wrecks and Roughnecks — The Brothers Armfinnigan

From the moment he learns his dad is missing in the jungles of Mexico, Nicky Neill Carpenter knows it is up to him to track him down. Nicky Neill realizes he cannot attempt such a dangerous mission alone; he will need a sidekick. There is only one kid who comes to mind: George Plucowski, a.k.a. Ploox. Scorned for thumb sucking, pant wetting and a chronically leaking schnozz, Ploox is stunned when Nicky Neill asks him to become his unlikely partner.

Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, Adventures With Ploox finds a pair of small town boys surviving highway mayhem, hopping a freight train and enduring the unforgettable horrors of the Armadillo Ranch Camp. Together they face each obstacle head on as they make their way towards Mexico. As Book I of this exciting trilogy draws to a close, the boys find themselves engaged in an adventure unlike anything they have ever dreamed of.