Welcome to Grimblewick, a town where the mail hums, the dogs stare blankly at screens, and your substitute teacher might be possessed by a glitter-obsessed kazoo cult.

Twelve-year-old Pippa Quickblink has always stood out in Grimblewick. Raised by her eccentric, tech-fearing Aunt Hazel, Pippa doesn’t own a single screen, not a phone, tablet, TV, or even an electric toothbrush. While her classmates lose themselves in the latest apps and blinking gadgets, Pippa prefers dusty books, peculiar mysteries, and observing the town’s increasingly bizarre behavior.

But when Grimblewick’s townsfolk start chanting nonsense slogans, vandalizing buildings with words like OBEY and ZAP, and humming in unison to a melody that no one else seems to hear, Pippa realizes something is terribly wrong. Even her beloved Aunt Hazel starts unraveling, knitting with manic fury and spouting cryptic warnings about animated children’s mascots and sinister spirals.

At the center of it all: a dangerously catchy children's show called Gloop Guggle Grove, a group of mind-warping mascots called the Jingle Jollies, and a shadowy force known only as The Cabal of the Flicker.

With her trusty notebook, a secret library society, and an elderly librarian who may or may not be armed with baguettes, Pippa must uncover the truth behind the town’s descent into synchronized madness. Because in Grimblewick, screens don’t just distract you… they consume you.

Zany, eerie, and packed with brain-tickling riddles, this is a riotous adventure for readers who like their mysteries strange, their heroes stubborn, and their villains just a little too cheerful.