Chester Midshipmouse The Second Third: Black and White illustration edition

Young house mouse Chester has big dreams to follow in his grandfather's pawsteps as a midshipmouse at the prestigious Naval Mouse Academy.

But the notorious first year of training gets off to a rocky start when unexpected hurdles threaten to derail Chester and his band of rodents. No plebe mouse wants to be the weakest link, and Chester is determined to succeed. Unfortunately, his well-planned efforts are soon turned topsy turvy by a flotilla of dangerous foes, and one of them wants him gone.

As Chester strives to navigate the epic journey of plebe year, human midshipmen in the rooms below also pursue their own rigorous training. The parallel lives of mice and men spiral ever closer together until their worlds clash, creating far-reaching consequences. High standards of honor, courage, and commitment are put to the test. Will Chester risk it all to right a wrong?

Stretched to the limit, Chester questions whether his friendship with his shipmates, heaps of dry breakfast cereal, and the occasional butterscotch crumble will provide enough steam to keep them all going through the dark ages of plebe year-The Second Third.

Author: Maggie Vandewalle,Susan Weisberg
Publisher: Brass Button Books
Published: 02/02/2021
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780999057988
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Vandewalle, Maggie: - Maggie Vandewalle was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1981, she received an art scholarship to the University of Iowa where she worked toward a BFA in printmaking. After college, she gravitated to watercolor-a medium she still uses today. She recalls a childhood divided between two passions-an insatiable love of reading and a profound fascination for the natural world. These early interests are the foundation for her paintings of whimsical creatures and their antics; the intent is to elicit a smile or evoke a story. Maggie resides in Chattanooga, TN with her husband and the animals who frequently are her models. To see more of her work, please visit www.maggievandewalle.com or www.etsy.com/shop/hijinxedetc.Weisberg, Susan: - Susan Weisberg holds a Bachelor of Science in nursing and has worked in hospital emergency and urgent care. In spare hours, she volunteered as a sous chef at a local cooking school, gleaning technique and scouring cookbooks for the life stories they held. While raising her young family, Susan freelanced as a food writer and food stylist for a large East Coast newspaper-later progressing in her writing from mousse to mice! The author and her husband divide their time between the Florida Keys and a coastal NJ town where she recently escorted a wayfaring group of mice to safety from her kitchen during a cold snap. Susan is the author of two books in the Chester Midshipmouse series. Learn more about Chester and his band of rodents at www.chestermidshipmouse.com and on Facebook @Chester Midshipmouse.