If You Meet the Devil, Don't Shake Hands
Twelve-year-old Gavin Baker, son of a warrior, is a born worrier. With his father serving overseas, Gavin assumes that he’s already imagined the worst that can happen— until he shakes hands with his best friend Javi’s long-lost grandfather and finds himself trapped in the old magician’s ailing body. Help! As the trickster takes over Gavin’s life, fooling the girl of his dreams and even his own family, Gavin wonders if the imposter is a better version of Gavin than Gavin himself. He has to convince Javi that the real Gavin now has hairy knuckles and a love of Pablo Neruda’s poetry. Then the boys can try some tricks of their own. But will the two friends be able to reverse the old devil’s magic? Or will both of their families get their hearts broken?
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If You Meet the Devil, Don't Shake Hands
Twelve-year-old Gavin Baker, son of a warrior, is a born worrier. With his father serving overseas, Gavin assumes that he’s already imagined the worst that can happen— until he shakes hands with his best friend Javi’s long-lost grandfather and finds himself trapped in the old magician’s ailing body. Help! As the trickster takes over Gavin’s life, fooling the girl of his dreams and even his own family, Gavin wonders if the imposter is a better version of Gavin than Gavin himself. He has to convince Javi that the real Gavin now has hairy knuckles and a love of Pablo Neruda’s poetry. Then the boys can try some tricks of their own. But will the two friends be able to reverse the old devil’s magic? Or will both of their families get their hearts broken?
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If You Meet the Devil, Don't Shake Hands

If You Meet the Devil, Don't Shake Hands

by Sylvia Whitman
If You Meet the Devil, Don't Shake Hands

If You Meet the Devil, Don't Shake Hands

by Sylvia Whitman

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Overview

Twelve-year-old Gavin Baker, son of a warrior, is a born worrier. With his father serving overseas, Gavin assumes that he’s already imagined the worst that can happen— until he shakes hands with his best friend Javi’s long-lost grandfather and finds himself trapped in the old magician’s ailing body. Help! As the trickster takes over Gavin’s life, fooling the girl of his dreams and even his own family, Gavin wonders if the imposter is a better version of Gavin than Gavin himself. He has to convince Javi that the real Gavin now has hairy knuckles and a love of Pablo Neruda’s poetry. Then the boys can try some tricks of their own. But will the two friends be able to reverse the old devil’s magic? Or will both of their families get their hearts broken?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781646033768
Publisher: Regal House Publishing
Publication date: 09/19/2023
Pages: 190
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sylvia Whitman writes for kids and adults—short stories, articles, and books, including the YA novel The Milk of Birds, named one of the International Reading Association’s 2014 Notable Books for a Global Society. She teaches writing at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Find more at www.sylviawhitmanbooks.com.
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