by Aaron Blabey
Part of The Bad Guys, book 9
First published 2019
Mr. Wolf has a problem. He's been blown up to massive proportions, towering over buildings like a furry monster. His fellow Bad Guys stare up at their transformed friend in shock. This isn't just any growth spurt. Wolf now matches the legendary size and terror of his father, the infamous Big Bad Wolf from fairy tale lore. The Bad Guys must figure out how to handle their supersized teammate while Wolf confronts uncomfortable truths about his family legacy. His father's reputation for huffing and puffing and blowing houses down casts a long shadow. Wolf has spent so much time trying to be good, trying to reform himself and his crew from their villainous ways. Now he literally embodies the monster everyone expects him to be. As the team scrambles to deal with monster-sized chaos, Wolf faces the deeper question that has always haunted him. Can he escape his father's shadow and prove that being bad isn't in his blood? Or will growing into his father's size mean growing into his father's role as the ultimate fairy tale villain?
Genres: adventure, fantasy, comedy
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, redemption
144 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks