Stick Bugs!

by Lyle Garford, Rowan M. Davis (Illustrations)

What happens when people abandon their pets? When Sticks and his stick bug family are abandoned in the scary, unfamiliar forest survival is a desperate struggle until they find Junk Town, a junkyard serving as home to a host of other abandoned pets. Sticks and his family work hard and have fun building a new life in Junk Town, but predators are everywhere. Sticks and the Junk Town animals repeatedly fight off attacks from wolves and crows, but the frustrated predators are determined to overwhelm the desperate defenders. Sticks and his friends must fight back, winner take all! 'Stick Bugs!' is the first book in The Stick Bug Stories and is children's fantasy reading suitable for young readers age 8 and up.

182 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2013

About the author

Lyle Garford is the author of The Evan Ross Series (historical fiction), The Owen Spence Series (historical fiction), The Stick Bug Stories (children’s fantasy), and two standalone works of fiction entitled The Christmas Cafe and The Space Farmer. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.