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Ten-year-old Max Chu is desperate, but no one is listening. Max knows his music instructor is evil. He wants to humiliate Max at tomorrow night's concert. Max would do ANYTHING to avoid the big stage. But when his last-minute wish attracts magical help, he might be forced to rethink that ... Mylo Zapp is not a wish guide. His magic is faulty, his business plan stinks, and he's definitely not supposed to leave his home planet, Omnus, to take on risky new clients. But who can stop a born entrepreneur?Fast-talking Mylo persuades Max he can fix up his life. Instead of facing his fears, Max can "twist" them away using magical tools. So why worry? Unfortunately, Mylo's twists come at a terrible price. Now planet Earth is breaking apart. Reality is twisting out of control, and the music teacher Max begged to avoid becomes a real-life supervillain - an eight-foot-long, man-eating piano bent on world domination!Max has never felt so afraid in his life.
About the Author
SCOTT CHARLES is the author of Video Game Elementary, an epic adventure series for young readers, as well as the Creeptown series and the standalone adventure Mylo and Max Break the World. He writes thrilling books for busy kids who might not want to be reading, but what choice do they have? Zero! None!Scott grew up in a pair of small towns outside of Princeton, New Jersey. He attended Duke University, where he graduated with a B.A. in Public Policy. He now lives at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can find him at the library, across a chess board, or on a soccer field late, late at night.
