Paranormal, Middle Grade

Benji Zeb has to balance preparing for his bar mitzvah, his feelings for a school bully, and being a werewolf in this heartfelt, coming-of-age novel for young readers. For fans of Don't Want to Be Your Monster and Too Bright to See.

Benji Zeb is good at keeping secrets. No one knows how badly he is drowning in his studies, not only for school but also his upcoming bar mitzvah. He's nervous about Mr. Rutherford, the aggressive local rancher who wants to shut down Benji's family's kibbutz and wolf sanctuary—but no one in the family is allowing him to help. And Benji hasn't figured out what to do about Caleb Gao, Mr. Rutherford’s adopted son, who turned into a jerk over the summer despite Benji being pretty sure they were both crushing on each other the entire previous year.

But the biggest secret of all? He and his entire family are werewolves, using the wolf sanctuary as cover for their true identities.

But it life gets harder when a new werewolf shows up at the kibbutz one night . . . and it’s none other than Caleb! He's unable to control his shifting and refuses to go home. He needs Benji's help. But with everything piling up, can anxious Benji juggle all of these things along with his growing feelings toward Caleb?

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