Warren the 13th and the Thirteen-Year Curse

Warren the 13th sets sail for his final adventure in the lushly illustrated middle grade series in the spirit of Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket.

In this final story of Warren&;s thrilling adventures, the young manager is adjusting to the demands of running a floating hotel and is planning his thirteenth birthday party. But then disaster strikes! The Warren Hotel is shipwrecked on a strange island, and Sketchy is kidnapped!

Warren and his crew of friends set off on a daring rescue mission across the high seas, where they meet a delightful new cast of characters that includes wizened pirates, a sea witch, and a talking clam. As Warren pursues his many-tentacled friend&;s kidnappers, he will learn the truth of Sketchy&;s mysterious origins&;as well as one final secret of his beloved Warren Hotel.

Once again, readers can expect mesmerizing illustrations on every page, along with plenty of riddles, puzzles, and adventure galore!

About the Author

Tania Del Rio is a professional comic book writer and artist who has spent the last 15 years writing and illustrating primarily for a young audience.
Her clients include Archie Comics, Dark Horse, and Marvel, and she is best known for her work writing and drawing a 42-issue run of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which AOL Comics Alliance described as "one of the best and most underrated all ages comics of the last 10 years." She is also the author of Diary of a Girl Next Door- Betty (Archie Comics, 2014).

About the Illustrator

Will Staehle is the designer behind Stars and Swipes (Quirk, 2014) and Hugs and Misses (Quirk, 2014). He was Art Director for HarperCollins Publishers in NY, the VP of Design at JibJab in LA, and has been labeled as one of the Top Twenty Under Thirty New Visual Artists by Print magazine, and an Art Director's Club Young Gun. Currently, Will resides in Seattle, WA where he runs Unusual Co. and uses his design and illustration background to create bold covers, stylized posters, quirky websites, and minicomics to ensure that he gets as little sleep as possible.