Malcolm Marmorstein

For years, Mr. Meacham has told tales of the fierce dragon deep in the woods. To his daughter, Grace, these stories are little more than tall tales, until she meets Pete. Pete is a mysterious ten-year-old with no family who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot.

Konrad was created as a perfect "instant 8-year-old child" in a factory, but due to a mistake in the factory's computer, Konrad is delivered to Bertie Bartolotti, a woman whose life is in a constant state of disarray. Konrad arrives looking like a gremlin, but when Bertie pours a nutrient solution over his head, he changes into a fully developed 8-year-old child. Meanwhile, the factory realizes a mistake was made, and recalls Konrad, but Konrad does...