Zapped

Aspirational gerbils partner with a young boy to use his father’s invention – a machine that shrinks anything to gerbil size – in Prudence Breitrose’s exceptional middle-grade novel, ZAPPED. Told from the point of view of both human and gerbil, this truly original and suspenseful animal tale uses the excitement of forbidden adventure to spark the imagination while encouraging readers to consider themes of bravery, friendship, belonging, change, stereotype, and hubris.