The Bastard (A Junior Novelization)

Something’s wrong in Rotwood. Barry just wanted to eat donuts, play video games, and stay out of trouble. But when he accidentally swaps pastries with a mysterious stranger, he’s pulled into a twisted world of dirty cops, backyard wrestling, crackpot dealers, and one very dangerous powdered substance sweeping the streets. Now, with bizarre characters lurking around every corner—from shadowy enforcers to washed-up rangers—Barry’s quiet life turns into a dizzying spiral of chaos, comedy, and creeping dread. And in Rotwood, the line between reality and madness is as thin as the powdered sugar on a jelly donut. Packed with weird humor, low-budget terror, and the kind of lowbrow thrills only a forbidden junior novelization could offer, The Bastard is your ticket to the most unwholesome coming-of-age story never approved by the PTA. Lock the doors. Hide the donuts. And whatever you do… don’t go into the woods.