Allan Woodrow, '86

Zachary would do anything to join the Society Of Utterly Rotten, Beastly And Loathsome Lawbreaking Scoundrels, the world's most horrible gang of super villains. So when Zachary hears SOURBALLS is looking for a new member, he jumps at the chance. Zachary and his sidekick, Newt, hatch a devious plan. They will turn the mayor into a zombie who obeys their every whim. But Zachary and Newt are not the only ones itching to get into SOURBALLS. Armed with only a cheap Box of Rotten and a large helping of luck, they have to fight not only to join SOURBALLS, but to survive! Bwa-ha-ha!

Allan grew up near Lansing, and currently lives outside Chicago with his wife, two daughters, and two goldfish. The goldfish are vicious. Book one of his middle-grade chapter book series, The Rotten Adventures of Zachary Ruthless (HarperCollins) launched in Spring, 2011.