The Wonderful Baron Doppelgänger Device by Eric Bower

The Wonderful Baron Doppelganger Device

By Eric Bower

Illustrated by: Agnieszka Grochalska

Publisher: Amberjack Publishing Company

Publication Date: March 6, 2018

Juvenile Fiction

"When someone gets ahold of the Barons’ Wonderful Doppelgänger Device, which allows them to transform into anyone, they use it to land Rose in jail by posing as her to cause a small explosion during the Pitchfork Fair. The dastardly villain then ambushes W.B. and abducts him onto a train bound for the other side of the country. With W.B. out of the way, the imposter replaces him until W.B. returns unexpectedly and exposes the plot. Unfortunately, the deadly duplicate is great at impersonation. To save his skin, W.B. must prove himself by W.B.ing harder than he’s ever W.B.ed before."

Do you have a child who loves to read or one that just needs to find the right book to fall in love with reading?  This book might be the one!  Waldo Barron, or W.B. as he likes to be called has inventive, smart parents; he on the other hand falls out of windows and bounces down roads, he is different. Although he isn’t too different than the rest of his wacky family. This book is an adventure within a mystery.

The Wonderful Baron Doppelganer Device is the 3rd volume in the Bizarre Baron Inventions Series. Eric Bower creates a world full of wholesome, entertaining, who-done-it fun, and throws in a hidden lesson to be learned within this adventurous book. I especially loved reading W.B.’s narrative. He fits my “childlike” mind of wackiness and I laughed so much while traveling with him. 

The print illustrations are clean, inventive and add to the creation of the characters. Seeing Mrs. Twitchell was a real treat. Out of all the characters we meet, I might have to spill the beans and say, I love WB the best, well until he isn’t himself. Read the book, you’ll see what I mean.

A child up to 12 years old will enjoy this book. The reading level is good for 2nd grade and up. This book would also make a great bedtime story read to older children. Younger kids might get a kick out of Mr. Baron’s horse. This book is just pure, clean fun!  

You can pre-order this book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble, unless like me you like to go the Indie route and buy at your favorite local book haunt. 

I received this book from Amberjack Publishing Company via NetGalley in lieu of my honest review.