Hobgoblin and the Seven Stinkers of Rancidia

SEPTEMBER 2019

Book #1 — Hazy Fables series of middle-grade chapter books

Set in the faraway, terrible-smelling land of Rancidia, where it’s good to smell bad and bad to smell good, this uproarious send-up of the Snow White fairy tale follows the adventures the profoundly stinky Hobgoblin as he flees the jealous wrath of a democracy-hating ogre named Fiddlefart. Finding himself thrust into the middle of a full-blown, rotten-smelling rebellion, Hobgoblin must decide if he has what it takes to risk everything in the name of stinking freedom.

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Select Praise:

★ A Kirkus Best Book of 2019

★ Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner

★ A Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Middle-Grade Book for Fall 2019

★ "Readers will giggle through every page of this smart political satire.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Engages hard-to-please tween readers with imaginative adventure, fun illustrations [and] silly fart references…Read it together at bedtime to share laughter and a positive message of empathy and inclusivity.” —The Seattle Times

“[A] hilarious second coming of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs…This story is like nothing you’ve ever read before…You’ll instantly fart with glee[.]” —Literary Features Syndicate

2019 Powell’s Books Staff Pick