The Castelli Curse: Book Two of The Pencil Bandits

In the Pencil Bandits' second comedy adventure, the Fabers fly off to a castle in Europe, hoping to escape a family curse and a crazed assassin. Instead they weed the lawn, destroy a Ferrari, and learn to hate chocolate. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll raise your SAT scores by 23 points.

"I laughed, I cried, I raised my SAT scores by 23 points." Anne, age 17.

"It's rare to find a book like this that my son liked reading, and I liked reading too." Nicole, parent.

"I definitely recommend this book for anyone who loves action and a good laugh. It was hard to put down!" Zeke, age 13.

"I could put it down." Vladimir Putin, democratically elected leader.

Note to sellers: This book has been extensively tested using surveys and focus groups, and kids, particularly boys, love it because it is funny, irreverant, and action-packed. They regularly praise it for being so different, unique, and "unlike anything else I've ever read." Any parent struggling to get a boy in the middle-school range excited about reading should try this book.