Zorgamazoo

Gr 4—6—Katrina Katrell has a feisty demeanor and vivid imagination. She is under the care of boring and mean Mrs. Krabone who wants to stifle her whimsical thoughts by cutting out the "naughtiest bits of her brain." Upon overhearing her guardian talk with the lobotomy doctor about the "cranial puncturing mincer of mind" tool, she hightails it out her bedroom window where she meets her rescuer, Morty. He's a non-adventurous, hairy creature called a Zorgle who has been chosen by lottery to search for the missing Zorgles of Zorgamazoo. Together Katrina and Morty find Zorgamazoo, only to be captured and transported to the moon where all the interesting and fantastical creatures are being taken. Graylians from the planet Graybalon-4 are behind the heist to acquire more Tedium Steam. Robert Paul Weston's well-crafted rhyming verse is funny and gross, reminiscent of Roald Dahl and Dr. Seuss. Alan Cummings expertly executes the intended rhythmic meter and brings a myriad of characters to life with his complex and raspy voice. His Scottish accent will draw listeners into this fantasy land.—Caitlyn Walsh, Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville, AR