Jennifer Murdley, a homely fifth-grader who would give anything to be beautiful, accidentally stumbles into a magic shop and purchases a very ugly toad. The toad, it turns out, can talk and ends up getting Jennifer into the worst trouble of her life. This madcap, head-spinning adventure is also a thought-provoking story about the nature of true beauty.
BRUCE COVILLE is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including the enormously popular Magic Shop Books, Odder Than Ever, and The Monsters of Morley Manor. He lives in Syracuse, New York.