The Wednesdays, by Julie Bourbeau
The people in the village below Mount Tibidabo live a very normal life, but when they go to bed on Tuesday night, they lock their doors and shutter their windows as if their lives depend on it. They hide in their homes for fear of the mischievous creatures who wreak havoc on their village every single Wednesday. No one dares to open a door or peek out a window.
The mischievous creatures are malicious pranksters called “The Wednesdays.” All day Wednesday, they overturn garbage cans, knock down fences, torment pets, and cause people to have mysterious accidents. If your pet gets stuck in the washing machine rinse cycle or your birthday candles flare up and scorch your eyebrows, you can blame it on the “Wednesdays.”
Maxwell Bernard’s curiosity gets the best of him. Several Wednesdays in a row, he opens the door to let out the cat, opens the fireplace flue in an effort to rescue a trapped owl, and watches unsuspecting tourists through a secret peephole in the attic. When his frightened mother throws him out of the house, Max is ecstatic!
What he thinks will be a fun frolic quickly turns into serious business. These creatures are governed by a diabolical leader. Soon, Max realizes that his arms are getting longer and his legs shorter. When “The Wednesday” call him “Next,” Max knows that he must find a way to stop them before he becomes one of them.
