Wuftoom
Kindle Edition
HarperCollins · Ebook · May 7, 2013
"Wildly imaginative . . . something utterly new and weird."—Publishers Weekly Everyone thinks Evan is sick.
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- Who it’s for
- A frightening transformation turns the struggle to stay human into a tense question of loyalty.
- Themes
- Transformation and identity, Trust and loyalty, Family and sacrifice
- Pacing
- Mixed
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"Wildly imaginative . . . something utterly new and weird."—Publishers Weekly Everyone thinks Evan is sick. But Evan knows he is actually transforming. His metamorphosis has him confined to his bed, terrified, and alone—except for visits from the Wuftoom, a wormlike creature that tells Evan he is becoming one of them. Clinging to his humanity and desperate to help his overworked single mother, Evan makes a bargain with the Vitflies, the enemies of the Wuftoom.
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But when the bargain becomes blackmail and the Vitflies prepare for war, whom can Evan trust? Is saving his humanity worth destroying an entire species, and the only family he has left?
Unsettling Change
A frightening transformation turns the struggle to stay human into a tense question of loyalty.
Come here for
- Eerie creature encounters and uneasy alliances
- A survival bargain with moral costs
Expect
- A confined, lonely perspective under pressure
- Trust and humanity tested as conflict escalates
Where it sits
| YA Fantasy | 51% |
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| YA Horror | 50% |
| Monster Tales for Teens | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Animal Stories
- YA Marine Animal Stories
- YA Mythical Creature Stories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
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- Coming of Age
- YA Stories About Parents
- YA Fantasy
- Epic YA Fantasy
- Authors
- Mary G. Thompson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 7, 2013
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Transformation and identity · Trust and loyalty · Family and sacrifice
- Reading lane
- YA Animal Stories