Albert Otter didn't fit in with his family or his schoolmates, he had no talent at pole-vaulting or arithmetic, and he was so bad at playing the piano that his music teacher was hospitalized. Then something happened that changed Albert's life forever. "Otterly excellent " -- Jolisa Gracewood, New Zealand Reviewer of the Year 2006 Praise for other books by the same author: "Hugely enjoyable... terribly, terribly funny." -- Kim Hill, Radio New Zealand "Dazzlingly funny." -- Steve Braunias, Sunday Star Times Magazine