Beware the Werewolf

Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol #12

by Andrés Miedoso, Víctor Rivas (Illustrator)

A werewolf has everyone chasing their tails in this twelfth spooky adventure in the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!Kersville has a furry there’s dogcatcher on the loose! And he’s snatching up every dog he can find, including the ugliest stray you’ve ever seen…that Desmond Cole has fallen in love with. But the dogcatcher may have bit off more than he can chew. Could one of the snatched canines be a werewolf? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Paranormal

127 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 20, 2020

About the author

Andres Miedoso is still afraid of everything as a grown-up, even after all his adventures with Desmond Cole. He lives in New York City with his family, and he remains best friends with Desmond but returns to Kersville only when he's needed.

Reviews

[Shankar B.]

I liked when Andres beacame a dog person

[Kristine]

In the book Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: Beware of Werewolf, we go on an adventure with Desmond and his friend Andres. Although I have not read other books in the substantial series, I quickly adored the two characters. The book is perfectly suspenseful and scary, keeping the reader on their toes the whole time. This text is ideal for readers who are graduating from beginning readers to chapter books. There is a lot of character development and dialogue for early readers to enjoy. I think this would would be great for practicing digging deep into character feelings and character traits.

I found this series in my co-workers classroom library and was curious to read it.

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

Desmond and Andres are back with a furry adventure! There is something strange about the local dogcatcher--dogs seem to love being caught! Is he just a dog person? Does he have them under some kind of spell? Or is something spookier going on? This is Kersville after all, and supernatural things happen every day.

Another fun Desmond Cole adventure filled with lots of adorable (and some not so adorable) pups. This series is a perfect amount of text for kids just starting to move from beginning readers into longer chapter books, with quick stories filled with just the right amount of spook to keep young readers engaged (but not scared).

[Diane]

“Full moons always bring out the dogs.”

Desmond and Andres encounter a puppy in the park that seems to be on its own. Desmond wants to help the puppy find its home, but the puppy runs. Desmond and Andres give chase, but when they catch up to the pooch, it has been scooped up by the dogcatcher. There’s something really weird about this dogcatcher, though. For one, all the dogs in his truck are very calm. And the puppy seems to be so happy that the dogcatcher has caught him.

Desmond is determined to investigate to make sure the puppy is going to ok. And, just like always, there’s something really different about this situation. It is Kersville, after all.

My students love this series.

[Arman Waggoner]

Now they're patrolling other monsters and creatures besides ghosts. In this story, a werewolf!

[Rebecca Elliott]

Deduction for making the kid want a dog. Otherwise pretty good like always.

[Brittany Payne]

“It’s a really good book. My favorite part was when the wolf and dogs and guys all became friends”
-Theo age 6