In The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle, a very matter-of-fact boy with an orphan mother and nerves-shot father begins to transform into a bug. He and his super smart best friend Kinchy decide to solve the mystery of both Roscoe's and other kids' transformations and subsequent disappearances. The pair encounter a old woman (aka a jujitsu-practicing gorilla mascot), a paranoid and butterfly-net wielding henchman, and maybe even a link to Roscoe's family history.

This book is ultra-bizarre but highly enjoyable! I did have some confusion regarding the actual powers of the Mysterious Empty Lot and the significance of some of the secondary characters, but the majority of the novel hits all the right silly bases.