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"Gloriously absurd."

- Kirkus Reviews

Dear Reader,

Embark on a genre-bending adventure where absurdity reigns supreme and the human spirit struggles to flicker. Join Blaze Union, a fourteen-year-old guitar-playing rebel, in her fight to transform a national education system teetering on the brink of collapse, where MegaCorp book-banning profits soar and Mega Gossip has turned youth into screen-obsessed blockheads or bullies. Even worse, powerful knuckleheads have escalated the school wars between the Puddin' Heads and the Sweeties, and between those with small hands and those with large hands, swiftly punishing anyone who disagrees with a tiny iron fist.

After Blaze's school was rocked with a cookie bomb, yet she was expelled for resisting "large hand" rules, this bewildered teen reached her breaking point. However, despite self-doubt, public ridicule, impossible odds, and more than one disastrous leadership failure, Blaze strangely rises as the Puddin' Heads' greatest hope for not only leading the nation's schools, but also challenging the "supreme" prime minister himself-a man with tiny hands, and a noggin as monstrous as his appetite for division.

But Blaze's battle is not just against the whackadoodle rulers of Island Nation; it's a profound philosophical struggle with existential questions that haunt us all: What is my purpose in life? Why don't the Sweeties see that Puddin' Heads are superior? Do I have what it takes to make the world a better place, or should I just eat this bowl of puddin'?

Join Blaze's epic journey that is as much a fight for freedom as it is a quest for deeper awakening and change in a seemingly ludicrous world. Will this fiery teen ignite an absurd revolution, or will outlandish forces crush her soul? Strap on your spoon helmet and prepare to catapult into an adventure that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about wild schools, self-discovery, extreme rivalries, and the strength of the human spirit.

Spoons up Heigi hooga

W.T. Kosmos

Praise for Blaze Union and the Puddin' Head Schools

** 2023 American Book Fest, Fiction Book Award: Humor/Comedy/Satire, Finalist **

** 2023 Mark Twain Book Award, Humor/Satire, Semi-Finalist **

** 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Award: Young Adult Social Issues **

** 2023 Literary Titan Book Award **

"Gloriously absurd... delightfully funny... larger than life."

- Kirkus Reviews

"An absolutely hilarious story that had me laughing at the odd behaviors presented in every chapter... The perfect book for those of you who may look around and ask, 'Is divisiveness becoming as absurd as I think it is?'"

- Reader Views

"A unique and imaginative work of satire."

- Literary Titan

"An original and fun read from cover to cover."

- Midwest Book Review

"Highly conversational, this is a tale that reads with ease."

- Reedsy Discovery

"A sensational tale."

- The Book Commentary