The Curse of the Werepenguin by Allan Woodrow is about a young boy, Bolt Wattle, who is adopted by a strange and mysterious baron. Twelve year old Bolt grew up in an orphanage. All he ever wanted was to find his true family. When a baron from a far away country, Brugaria, sends for Bolt, he wonders if the Baron is connected to his long lost parents or if he would be one step closer to finding them.
When Bolt meets Baron Chordata for the first time, he is astonished by the sight of him. The Baron looks like a twelve year old boy who wears tuxedos all the time while shouting at his housekeeper. Every time Bolt tries to ask the Baron a question, the Baron forbids Bolt from asking questions. Bolt thought he would just bide his time until one night at midnight, the Baron bites Bolt. When the full moon approaches, it transforms Bolt into a penguin who can control (and communicate with) the other feral penguins nearby.
Bolt loves being a penguin until he realizes that the Baron has plans for him. The Baron’s plans include taking over the nearby village. Bolt wants to stop the Baron before he can succeed with his plans. With the help of Annika, a girl from the community who is training to be the best bandit, Bolt might have a small chance to save the village from the Baron.
The book was a funny and weird read. It had a few moments that were hilarious and some were “well, that was weird”. While the book was funny, the humor kind of got boring after a while and very repetitive and over the top. I felt that the book could have been shorter and it would have been more enjoyable. The quirky read reminded me of A Series of Unfortunate Events. I can see young readers enjoying this fun read.
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