The Mesmer Menace, Paperback

Welcome to the Amazing Automated Inn, home of twelve-year-old inventor Wally Kennewickett, his genius scientist parents, and his dashing dog, Noodles. From the lightning harvester on the roof to the labs full of experiments in the dungeon, the inn is a wonderful place for a curious boy and his loyal dog to live. That is, until President Theodore Roosevelt himself calls the elder Kennewicketts away, leaving Wally and Noodles to face the evil Mesmers, horrible hypnotists bent on controlling the minds of powerful people. It seems the inn is their first stop on the way to world domination . . . and only an ingenious boy, a staff of automatons, and a brave dachshund stand in their way

Kersten Hamilton is the author of several picture books and novels, including the acclaimed paranormal YA trilogy The Goblin Wars. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more about Kersten, please visit www.kerstenhamilton.com. James Hamilton is an artist and designer who lives in San Mateo, California. This is his first book.