Trial by Nick (Wilizy, #11)

You'll recall that Scandinavia considered itself at war with the Wilizy, so you may wonder why the Wilizy agreed to send a delegation to a symposium in Stockholm after they figured Prince Wilhelm's invitation was a lure. When they found themselves living in a big house in a desolate forest, they knew what was coming. Hypodermic needles of sleepy time juice and operation Matching Panties took care of everything. A month later, Maddy and Liset's two wolves saved them from Scandinavia's attempt to kidnap them. This prompted the Wilizy to move the war to Scandinavia. But it would not be a typical war. Winnie's idea would make sure of that. Bob the Invisible Dragon became a hungry Scandinavian dragon who roamed the skies looking for tasty citizens that he could haul back to his lair and supposedly eat. Nobody knew that he wore oven mitts on his talons so that nobody would get hurt. However, the fear that Bob generated prompted Wilhelm to join forces with a powerful ally that 10 year old Winnie had invented. She got the idea from a 1960's TV show, wrote a script and directed a dramatic production starring Nary, Marie, TG, Stu, and Melissa. They even had realistic costumes and weapons.

David Wighton is a retired educator who enjoys writing youth novels when he's not on a basketball court coaching middle-school girls. The books in his Wilizy series peek at how people lived after the word's governments collapsed in the chaos that followed the catastrophic rise in ocean levels and the disappearance of the world's last deposits of oil. Luckily today, in the 2080s, the citizens of Alberta are safe because their It's Only Fair society uses brain-bands to zap people whenever they break a rule. That way, all children grow up knowing the difference between right and wrong. Unfortunately, they're also taught that women's ankles need to be covered so that men can't see them and turn into perverts. Plus, no-one in Alberta can have babies any more because the government manufactures them in a way that ensures that no child has an unfair advantage over any other child. All of this makes sense to Alberta's dictator, but not to Will and Izzy – two teenagers who are decidedly different from everyone else.
Wighton's novels have strong teenage characters driving the plot and facing challenges that, in many respects, are no different from what teenagers face today. His novels are intended to entertain and readers will find adventure, romance, suspense, humour, a strong focus on family, plus a touch of whimsy. Wighton also writes to provoke a little thought about life in today's societies and what the future might bring. Teachers may find the series useful in the classroom and the novels are priced with that intent in mind.