<p><p>alfred Kropp Is The Last Person You’d Think Could Save The World. But When This Oversized Underachiever Gets Roped Into A Suspicious Get-rich-quick Scheme, His Life Takes A Turn For The Extraordinary. Little Does Alfred Know He Has Been Tricked Into Stealing Excalibur–the Legendary Sword Of King Arthur–and The Most Powerful Weapon Ever Wielded By Man. <br>with An Ancient Order Of Knights In Hot Cars, Thugs On Motorcycles, And A Mysterious International Organization Following His Every Lumbering Step, Alfred Undertakes A Modern-day Quest To Unravel A Thousand-year-old Mystery And Return The Sword To Its Rightful Place.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>the Newly Orphaned, Underachieving, Utterly Endearing Narrator Of This Topsy-turvy Novel Winds Up In An Unwitting Arthurian Quest, Said Pw In Our Best Books Citation. Ages 12-up. (jan.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.</p>