Hank Wolowitz is starting 4th grade alone.  His best friend has moved away, and Hank had resigned himself to the fact that this was going to be the worst year ever.  Then he met Inkling.  Inkling is a bandapat and  bandpats are invisible.  They’re soft and silky, about the size of a small dog and can talk.   Hank found him at his family’s ice cream shop while investigating the disappearance of a floating waffle cone.  Bandapts are always hungry.  Their favorite food is squash – acorn, butternut or pumpkin.  Pumpkin is their favorite which is why Inkling was there.  It was logical to think that a place named “Big Round Pumpkin” would have everything a bandapt would need, but no.  There is no squash at Big Round Pumpkin and the Wolowitzes are not squash fans, but Hank does his best.  He and Inkling become pretty good friends as Hank figures out a way to deal with Gillicut who has it in for him after scoring a goal for the other team.  Nothing is easy for Hank and Inkling.  You’ll laugh and nod with understanding.  It’s not easy to be in 4th grade with an invisible friend.

Once you finish the first, you’ll certainly want to find out what happens in the second, Invisible Inkling – Dangerous Pumpkins because Halloween is a time for pumpkins.  They’re everywhere and Inkling has a hard time leaving people’s jack-o-lanterns alone.

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