The Quackening

By Christopher Patrick-Allen Malone

Max didn't think much of the rubber duck he found in the school's lost-and-found. Sure, it looked weird-its eyes too round, its smile slightly too wide-but it was just a toy... right?

Then the duck showed up in his bathroom.

Then in his fridge.

Then in his dreams.

Soon, ducks start appearing all over town-on porches, in mailboxes, even inside locked school lockers. One by one, people start disappearing. First adults. Then kids. Until only Max, his best friend Lilly, a few classmates, and a handful of adults are left.

Together, they try to find answers in the next town over. But the moment they arrive, the ducks do too... and the disappearances begin again.

Now Max and Lilly are on the run, trying to uncover the mystery of the ducks before the squeaky invasion spreads to the whole world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKLLGBBQ
• ISBN13: 9798231031504
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Christopher Patrick-Allen Malone
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"