Boogie Boy and the Snail Girl

Peter Clyde has glowing green boogers. Lucy Sparks makes electricity. Together, they are the world's most unusual business partners — and they just found someone even stranger than both of them combined. Deep in the jungle of a tropical island, they discover Shelly: a nine-year-old orphan who has been living alone for three months, surviving on coconuts and mangoes, and leaving a glistening trail of silver slime everywhere she goes. Shelly has always believed her slime was a curse. Nobody has ever told her it could be a superpower.Peter and Lucy are about to change that.They invite Shelly aboard their luxury cruise ship, where she tries all thirty-seven flavors of ice cream and discovers what it feels like to truly belong. But when three ridiculous pirates attack the ship demanding a treasure chest full of souvenir spoons, it is Shelly who saves the day — coating the entire deck in silver slime so slippery that the pirates slide overboard one by one.And when the ship's captain witnesses what Shelly can do, she makes a decision that will change Shelly's life forever.The Snail Girl is the heartwarming, laugh-out-loud third book in The Adventures of Boogie Boy series — a story about belonging, bravery, and the moment you finally discover that the thing that makes you different is the most powerful thing about you.Perfect for ages 5–10. A great read-aloud for families. Ideal for fans of Dog Man, Big Nate, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.