Modo is such an ugly young child that he is put on display as a freak. However, a mysterious gentleman named Mr. Socrates understands the boy's potential. Mr. Socrates brings Modo home and raises him, training the boy to be a first-rate agent-but to what end?
Summary In Victorian London, fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape-changing hunchback, becomes a secret agent for the Permanent Association, which strives to protect the world from the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild.
Your middle-school readers will thrill to new futures, fantasy realms, and alternate realities. Readers will look forward to discovering a new world monthly with the 14 books in this category.