The Deadly 7 (The Deadly 7, book #1)

In this monstrously funny, Roald Dahl-esque adventure, a kid comes face-to-face with his own very strange demons. When eleven-year-old Nelson's beloved big sister goes missing, he's devastated. Nelson is not great at making friends and his sister is the only person he can talk to. When his parents join the search party, they leave Nelson in the care of his mad uncle Pogo, a plumber working at St. Paul's Cathedral. Here, hidden deep in the catacombs, Nelson stumbles upon a strange and ancient machine that accidentally extracts the seven deadly sins from his soul - in the form of smelly, embarrassing, cantankerous creatures who follow him everywhere. Suddenly he's stuck with seven angry, sneaky, greedy, vain, adorable, thieving, farting new friends, each of whom has their own unique magical ability. Together, Nelson and the Deadly 7 concoct a plan and set out on an epic quest across the globe to find and rescue his big sister. Includes hilarious illustrations throughout by author Garth Jennings, writer and director of the hit animated movie, Sing. "Funny, weird and the perfect mix of dark and light, this is a fantastic new voice in middle-grade fiction. I loved it!" -Robin Stevens, bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike