Call Me Drog

By Sue Cowing

Parker is a quiet, introverted eleven-year-old boy, coming to terms with his parents' divorce, when he stumbles upon Drog, an ugly green puppet left in the rubbish. But Drog is no ordinary puppet; he's a sarcastic, obnoxious talking puppet...who won't let go of Parker's hand! Worst of all, no one believes that Drog – not Parker – is saying all of the outrageous things that get Parker into trouble. But when his best friend stops talking to him, and his dad threatens to sign him up to the Bradley Military Academy, Parker finds that Drog is the only one he can talk to about his worries. Will Parker be able to get through to his dad? And will he ever get Drog off his hand?

"There is nothing else out there quite like this, and Cowing shifts fluidly from sensitive drama to startling violence to high comedy. A unique look at speaking your mind; as Drog says, "you're nothing without a voice."" - Booklist

Shortlisted for UKLA Book Awards 2013

• Language: English
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Apr 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781409546948

Sue Cowing

Sue Cowing grew up in Galesburg, Illinois, home of Carl Sandburg, but she now lives and writes in Honolulu. Her first love was poetry. She has published two books of poetry, Fire In the Sea: An Anthology of Poetry and Art, which she edited, and My Dog Has Flies: Poetry for Hawaii's Kids, a collection of her own, humorous poems. She currently writes primarily children's fiction and has published poems and stories in Cricket and Spider magazines. You Will Call Me Drog is her debut children's novel.