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The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle
Series · 28
books · 1993-2007

Books in series

My Life as a Smashed Burrito book cover
#1

My Life as a Smashed Burrito

1993

Twelve-year-old Wally, a computer whiz who is a "walking disaster area," ends up in a competition with the bully of Camp Whacka-Whacka, and when they find themselves fighting for their lives, Wally realizes that even his worst enemy needs God.
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#2

My Life as Alien Monster Bait

1993

Wally's pride gets out of control when he is chosen by a movie company to be in a film they are making, and discovers the cost of true friendship and God's desire for humility.
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#3

My Life as a Broken Bungee Cord

1993

When he takes part in a hot air balloon race, twelve-year-old Wally, computer whiz and "human catastrophe," learns what it means to fully put his trust in God.
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#4

My Life as Crocodile Junk Food

1993

Don't be fooled by the cool Inside this sleek hardcover book is still the same goofy humor readers have come to expect from Wally If-Anything-Can-Go-Wrong-It-Will McDoogle. Now available in a hardcover format with black-and-white illustrations throughout, My Life As Crocodile Junk Food keeps readers laughing as Wally stumbles into a whole new set of impossible (and man-eating) predicaments, until he finally understands the need and joy of sharing Jesus Christ with others. Old Wally fans will appreciate the new, sturdy hardcover and added illustrations, while beginning Wally readers will enjoy the cover-to-cover hilarity of the fourth in this series created by Bill Myers.
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#5

My Life as Dinosaur Dental Floss

1994

It was just a little lie. But mishap follows mishap until Wally is chased by bungling terrorist, a SWAT team, the TV news, and the National Guard. It isn't until he risks his life to save his country (and has a little chat with the President along the way) that the madcap misunderstanding finally end. . . And Wally learns that honesty really is the best policy.
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#6

My Life as a Torpedo Test Target

1994

Forty feet underwater with a million dollars of gold in reach, Wally McDoogle only has to Sea monsters. . . Hostile pirates. . . A ghost ship. . . And, of course, the world famous McDoogle klutziness. Will he be able to avoid catastrophe and chaos? Probably not. Just as our hero goes for the gold, he finds himself on a wild ride atop a misguided torpedo and realizes the true cost of greed.
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#7

My Life as a Human Hockey Puck

1994

Wally McDoogle, klutz-extraordinaire, has stumbled his way into sports stardom. But only Wally could end up playing hockey goalie against the monstrous Mad Dog Miller while being trapped in a chicken suit. Before his misadventures end, Wally finally learns the real dangers of jealousy and envy, and the true value of aspirin.
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#8

My Life as an Afterthought Astronaut

1995

Just 'cause I didn't follow the rules doesn't make it my fault that the Space Shuttle almost crashed. Well, okay, maybe it was sort of my fault. But not the part when Pilot O'Brien was spacewalking and I accidentally knocked him halfway to Jupiter, or when I wound up in a space suit and nearly became the first human satellite to orbit the Earth; you can't blame that on me. Well, okay, maybe that was sort of my fault, too. So begins another hilarious Wally McDoogle misadventure as our boy blunder stows aboard the Space Shuttle and learns the importance of OBEYING THE RULES!
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#9

My Life as Reindeer Road Kill

1995

Santa on an out-of-control four-wheeler? Electrical Rudolph on the rampage? Nothing unusual, just Wally McDoogle doing some last-minute Christmas shopping. . . FOR GOD! Our boy blunder dreams that an angel has invited him to a birthday party for Jesus. Chaos and comedy follow as he turns the town upside down looking for the perfect gift, until he finally bumbles his way into the real reason for the Season.
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#10

My Life as a Toasted Time Traveler

1996

What could be more hilarious than one Wally McDoogle How about two? Or Six? Or a dozen?! Wally travels back from the future to warn himself of an upcoming accident. But it takes more than one visit to get the message across. Before he knew it, there are more Wally's running around than even Wally can handle. Catastrophes reach an all-time high as Wally tries to out think God and rewrite history.
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#11

My Life as Polluted Pond Scum

1996

Take one monster lurking in the depths of a mysterious lake. Add one glowing figure with powers to summon the creature to the shore. Stir in one Wally McDoogle, who reluctantly stumbles upon the And you have the recipe for another. . . Laugh-filled McDoogle disaster. Being a hero is the last thing on Wally's mind, but the fate of his entire town is at stake. Now he must race against the clock, his own fears, and his world renown klutziness - and learn to trust God - before he has any chance of saving the day,
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#12

My Life as a Bigfoot Breath Mint

1997

Look out California, here comes Wally McDoogle! Our boy blunder gets his big break to star with his Uncle Max in the famous Fantasmo World stunt show. Unlike his father, who Wally secretly suspects to be a major loser, Uncle Max is everything Wally longs to be. . . Or so it appears on the surface. Unfortunately, Fantasmo World will never be the same, as in typical McDoogle Mayhem, Wally discovers the truth and learns who the real hero in his life is.
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#13

My Life As A Blundering Ballerina

1997

"It's way harder being a guy than a girl." "Is not." "Is too." "Is not!" "Is too!" So begins another madcap McDoogle mishap as Wally agrees to switch places with Wall Street (his best friend even if she is a girl). Teachers, parents, friends, everyone is in on the act as the two try to survive 72 hours in each other's shoes. It's a custom-made Wally catastrophe that includes: exploding Home Ec cookies (apparently Wally used gun powder instead of baking powder), baby-sitting a mob of out-of-control monster babies, and imprisoned 2.2 hours in the bathroom every morning to fix his hair. Last, and by no means least, Wally must replace Wall Street as a star in The Nutcracker ballet! All in all it becomes one of Wally's greatest misadventures as he finally learns the important lesson of honoring and respecting others.
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#14

My Life as a Screaming Skydiver

1998

Only master of mayhem Wally McDoogle can turn an innocent game of laser tag into international espionage. From the Swiss Alps to the African plains, Agent 00 1/7th bumblingly employs such top-secret gizmos as rocket-powered toilet paper, exploding dental floss and the ever-popular transformer tacos (don't laugh, they get great gas mileage) in a desperate attempt to stop the dreaded and super secret . . . Giggle Gun. It isn't until Wally finally takes responsibility for his actions (which unfortunately involves leaping out of a jet fighter traveling 1.2 gazillion miles an hour), that he is finally able to save his life. . . And while he is at it, the entire free world.
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#15

My Life as a Human Hairball

1998

Just when you're sure Wally has bungled through every misadventure imaginable, this nerdy kid stumbles, staggers, and k-splats his way smack dab into a brand new frontier - the human body. When he and Wall Street, his best friend (even if she is a girl), visit a local laboratory, they are accidentally miniaturized and swallowed by some unknown stranger. It is a race against the clock (let alone Wally's own klutzoidness) as they fly through various parts of the body - from the stomach to the blood system to the brain to the eye - in a desperate search for a way out while all the time learning how "fearfully and wonderfully we are made."
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#16

My Life as a Walrus Whoopee Cushion

1999

World class klutzoid,, Wally McDoogle, and his buddies, Opera and Wall Street win the Gazillion Dollar Lotto! Everything is great!!! . . .for a total of 1.3 seconds. That's how long before their greed kicks in. Add some bungling bad guys, a break-in to the local zoo (where Wally has lost the ticket), the accidental release of all the animals, a SWAT team or two. . . And you have the usual McDoogle mayhem as our boy blunder leers the dangers of both greed and materialism.
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#17

My Life as a Computer Cockroach

1999

FINALLY, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM BUG! Through a bizarre disaster (nothing unusual for our boy blunder), Wally accidentally fries the circuits of Ol' Betsy, his laptop computer. Suddenly, whatever he types turns into reality. . . Including Wally becoming the city's Chief of Police, and finally the Governor of the state. It's 11:59, New Year's Eve, when our hero tries retyping the truth into his computer - a commendable effort which, unfortunately, manages to short out every computer in the world! By midnight, the entire universe has credited Wally's mishap to the MILLENNIUM BUG! Panic, chaos and hilarity start the new century, thanks to our beloved Wally.
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#18

My Life as a Busted-Up Basketball Backboard

2000

Slicko-Ricko's Advertising Agency claims they can make the dorkiest human in the world the most famous. And of course, no one qualifies like our boy blunder. Soon he starts in his own "A Day in the Life" TV series, and he's endorsing everything from denture cleaners to lingerie. Every cool person in the world is dyeing their hair and wearing glasses just like Wally McDoogle, but it isn't until he becomes the star player for his junior high school basketball team that things get really out of hand, and our hero finally learns that being famous isn't all it's cut out to be.
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#19

My Life as a Cowboy Cowpie

2001

Once again our part-time hereo and full-time walking disaster area finds himself smack dab in another misadventure. This time it's full of dude-ranch disasters, bungling bronco busters, and the world's biggest cow-and, well, let's just say it's not a pretty picture (or a pleasant smelling one). Through all this, Wally learns the importance of following God's command to always forgive one another.
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#20

My Life as Invisible Intestines (with Intense Indigestion)

2001

My Life As Invisible Intestines (with Intense Indigestion) is book # 20 in the The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle series. When Wally first becomes invisible (thanks to the handy-dandy OOPS Machine) it's great fun. Now he can do whatever he wants, like defending Opera by humiliating a bully, or helping the local football team come back from a 0-54 score. Then, of course, there's always giving Wall Street a hand in making her first million... But the fun and games are short lived when everybody from a crazy ghost buster, to the FBI, to the 59 ½ Minutes TV show, to the neighbor's new dog (a cross between a grizzly bear and a Tyrannosaurs Rex) begin pursuing him. Soon Wally is stumbling and staggering through his greatest misadventure ever . . . until he finally learns that cheating and taking short cuts in life are not all they're cracked up to be. Until he learns that honesty really is the best policy.
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#21

My Life as a Skysurfing Skateboarder

2002

Through a series of incredible mis-adventures (so what else is new), our boy blunder finds himself participating in the Skateboard Championship of the Universe. (It would be "of the World" except for the one kid who claims to be from Jupiter-a likely story, in spite of his two heads and seven arms.) It's a tough crowd where anything goes as long as you win. Amidst the incredible chaotic chaos by incurably corrupt competitors (say that five times fast), Wally learns there is more to life (or in his case, near-death) than winning.
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#22

My Life as a Tarantula Toe Tickler

2003

Boy-genius Wally McDoogle makes one very minor mistake…and decides to hide the truth from his parents. What harm could come from hiding one tiny mistake? Much more than Wally bargained for! Junior Genius (the spoiled, super-inventor from My Life As a Sky Surfing Skateboarder ) turns Wally into a human guinea pig for his latest creation-the Mind Magnifier. And something goes terribly wrong. Instead of a dramatically increased brain size, Wally ends up with ears big enough to use for hang-gliding! When you mix in giant flying snails and Tina, a giggling tarantula the size of a small house, you've got problems of major proportions. Now, our boy blunder must save Tina, his life, and the entire city! In this life-and-death struggle, Wally learns the importance of admitting mistakes and not hiding the truth from his parents.
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#23

My Life as a Prickly Porcupine from Pluto

2004

Another McDoogle disaster begins as one little lie leads to a bigger lie that leads to an out-of-control lie. When the chaos reaches its peak, the entire world thinks it's under attack by a space alien that resembles a giant porcupine.
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#24

My Life as a Splatted-Flat Quarterback

2005

In this latest hardcover edition with black-and-white illustrations, our bungling hero, Wally McDoogle, runs into trouble-this time by unfairly judging others. What if every time you gossiped about somebody, you turned into the person you were gossiping about?! After a series of mistaken identities, Wally finds himself playing quarterback in the Super Bowl (a lot of fun for about 2.3 seconds). But it's not until he tries to see people through the eyes of God that he realizes it's better to love than to judge. Parents will love to watch their kids giggling along to the hilarious antics of Wally while learning important life lessons and a love of reading.
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#25

My Life as a Belching Baboon with Bad Breath

2005

Wally's got a bad case of the "I wants!" All his friends have way cooler stuff than he has, and he hates it. Even his prayers have turned into, "Dear God, gimme gimme gimme. And, oh yeah, gimme some more." But then Dad drags the family to Africa on an aid project, and Wally gets majorly lost in the wilderness. He is attacked by hiccupping hippos, rampaging rhinos, and a herd of baboons—who definitely don't brush after every meal. Rescued by a boy his age, Wally finally learns what really counts in life and the key to real happiness.
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#26

My Life as a Stupendously Stomped Soccer Star

2006

Take another hilarious romp through Wally's incredible worlds as he learns the importance of trusting God even when things don't make sense. For just a few days, Wally gets to run his life his way. Meaning, he can do or be or have whatever he wants. But soon catastrophe piles upon catastrophe, and Wally begs God for things to go back the way they were.
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#27

My Life as a Haunted Hamburger, Hold the Pickles

2006

Everybody says the old house at the edge of town is haunted. But Wally has some major doubts. Unfortunately, in exposing the hoax he undergoes some of the craziest catastrophes and mass mayhem of his life. To name just a few, Wally falling into mirrors that others claim show the future; shorting the sheets on so-called ghosts; and supposedly being turned into a talking hamburger. All this as our young hero learns what God really says about sorcery, ghosts, and the supernatural.
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#28

My Life as a Supersized Superhero… with Slobber

2007

At last, Wally can have the superpowers he has always dreamed of and written about Thanks to the newest invention of Junior Whiz Kid, Wally now has . . Laser-Blaster Eye Beams-handy for catching those bad guys . . . and reheating your hot chocolate. Inviso Shield-a flip of the switch and your invisible . . . except for you're underwear. Extendo Arms-great for back scratching those hard to reach spots . . . particularly if they're a thousand miles away. These and a dozen other superpowers allow him to try to make the world a better place . . . until he realizes that the biggest differences are not made by flashy superheroes, but by everyday people doing everyday acts of kindness. Join our boy blunder as he learns the true meaning of helping and caring for others.

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