Northern Lights Book Awards
Mr. Inky: Spider with an Attitude
Winner of the Pre-Teen Fiction Category
Author: Esther J. Hildahl
Independently Published
When ten-year-old Vicki Wyatt finds a house spider in her bedroom, her first instinct is to kill it. Perturbed Mr. Inky, the spider, tells Vicki to spare his life. He wants to continue living under the dresser, After all, it’s his home too.
At first Vicky is not happy with this new arrangement. What if Mr. Inky bites her?
However, when Mr. Inky goes missing, she changes her tune. When he comes back, she realizes it’s pretty cool having him around, even if he does have bad grammar.
Then disaster strikes when her brother tells the whole school that Vicki thinks she has a talking spider living in her bedroom. As a result, she is excluded, teased, and even sent to the school counselor.
Later, Mr. Inky reluctantly agrees to go to school as part of Vicki’s science project. Will he survive Rory Pickebock, the meanest kid in the fifth grade? And what happens when his secret is discovered?
Hildahl’s nineteen years of teaching has served her well, as she clearly knows the minds and concerns of the middle-school crowd. Preteens will clamor for Mr. Inky: Spider with an Attitude because it’s a whole lot of fun. Parents will also appreciate that it is well-executed and a clean read.
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