Finch Eaglehawk is a petwizard, a human who can control animals. Petwizards have existed for centuries, but they’re supposed to be discreet, so no one knows about their special powers. But when the middle school musical is in jeopardy, and Finch’s crush Ken Chu needs help, Finch promises to provide a flock of seagulls for the performance. Trouble is, petwizards have specialty animals they control, and Finch doesn’t control seagulls.

Finch sets out to see if he can figure out how to expand his powers anyway, and a series of hilarious and unfortunate events unfold from his efforts. It’s all lots of fun in the graphic novel, PetWizards: Control Your Destiny by Kirk Scroggs.

Helping Finch out is his associate Aberdeen, who advises him by reading the book on petwizard rules, and a girl named Erica, who is hiding a secret of her own. The trio tries and fails at several attempts before foiling Finchi’s nemesis Lance, and coming up with a solution that works for everyone.

PetWizards is playful and fun. I recommend it for readers aged 9 to 12.

The publisher provided a copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.