PRAISE FOR THE RAPSCALLION CLUB

"A witty and inventive tale that smart kids, and kids who want to be smarter, will love to read, and make other people read too." World Fantasy Award winner John Crowley, author of Little, Big and The Aegypt Cycle

“Dawson has turned out a grand adventure tale in classic tradition, complete with a brainy but daring boy at the helm, spiced up with secret tattoos and a plot resolution that manages to be at once piratical and scatological, and larded throughout with interesting arcana, historical facts and out-and-out silliness.” Elizabeth Gaffney, former advisory editor for The Paris Review and author of Metropolis

“Rollicking…Dawson’s colorful prose easily evokes the rich, vibrant panels of a Tintin adventure.” Robert Kaplow, author of Me and Orson Welles

"A really entertaining adventure with a cool, underground tunnel, some great cliff-top action, and a hilarious twist at the end that no one will see coming. He had me at viking!" Felix Phillips, 10, son of, and with total agreement of, Arthur Phillips, author of The Tragedy of Arthur and The Egyptologist (note: the word "viking" is in the third line of the book).

"Wild fun. The Rapscallion Club is one grand and delicious piece of storytelling--a tall tale with a sweet heart." Penn/Hemingway award winner Gabriel Brownstein, author of The Man from Beyond

"Extraordinary. Dawson's swashbuckling young adult novel is cause for celebration. Seen through the eyes of ten year old Percy, The Rapscallion Club follows the adventures of a hapless family in search of fortune and glory and ultimately, of course, in search of themselves. Against backdrops as varied as suburban New Jersey and the jungle of South America, young Percy helps to unravel the riddle of a treasure hidden deep within the mysterious island of Chincha Norte.” Booker Prize finalist Paul Watkins, author of The Ice Soldier and Stand Before Your God

“A kid of the eighties, I grew up on The Goonies, and the highest compliment I can pay The Rapscallion Club is to say it reminded me of that boyhood favorite. I loved the quirky, questing spirit and youthful heart of the story.” Greg Attonito, frontman for the American punk band The Bouncing Souls

"Alex Dawson’s The Rapscallion Club is a smart, funny, fast ride of a young adult novel that leaves you wanting more." New York Times bestselling author/cartoonist Patrick McDonnell, creator of MUTTS

“A rip-roaring boys own adventure with a healthy dose of the absurd. Rudyard by way of Roald.” Clay McLeod Chapman, creator of The Pumpkin Pie Show and author of The Tribe, a YA trilogy forthcoming from Hyperion.

"The eccentric feel of a Cornell box filled with fascinating and singular curios in the form of vivid, frequently brilliant sentences and paragraphs." Askold Melnyczuk, founding editor of Agni and author of The House of Windows.

“Indiana Jones meets Harry Potter!” Eric Zala, director of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation

"Johnny Quest meets The Royal Tennebaums. Wes Anderson should make a movie out of this!" Oscar nominee Robert Festinger, co-writer of In the Bedroom