Donald Hicks ’90 released the children’s book “Frankenwalnut.” After a rare three lightning strikes, the creature Frankenwalnut is brought to life. Is he a monster, roasted and salted, out to scare and intimidate the townsnuts of Walnuttia or under that hard shell, is he something else – something more?

From the graveyard to the schoolyard, to the Crumbly Castle and beyond, readers can follow the strange and moving story of Frankenwalnut and his loyal friend Cassius Cashew as they struggle against school bullies and ignorant grown ups, only to face an even more terrifying threat that could destroy everything they know and love.