Benjamin Bateman and The Curse of the Mind-popping Pranks

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WORLD ENGLISH: HarperCollins

CROATIA: Planetopia
ESTONIA: Rahva Raamat
FINLAND: Gummerus
FRANCE: Editions Leduc.s

Original title: Paavali Pattinen ja järisyttävä jäynäkirous

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Class/genre: Middle-Grade

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The super embarrassed superhero-in-training Benjamin Bateman is back for another hilarious adventure!

✓  Award-winning and bestselling series by writer-illustrator super team Hannele Lampela and Pasi Pitkänen!

✓ Film in development!

✓ Rights sold to Denmark (3 books!)

✓  Nominee for the Arvid Lydecken Award 2023

✓ Series sold almost 25,000 copies

How is the awkward superhero Benjamin Bateman managing when his archenemies are circling everywhere? The second book in the super funny middle-grade series!

Some weirdo succeeds in messing up Benjamin’s life with their little tricks: there’s salt in his hot chocolate and toothpaste all over the toilet.

Who on earth would do that? And the scary Mortem has not stopped chasing Benjamin. In order to take control of the situation, Benjamin has to learn to harness his powers – a vivid imagination and a good heart.

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