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The Orange Fiasco
Paperback
Series: Donnie Trumpet, Book 1
Publisher: Russian Pen
Published: Sep 22 2025
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
A small-town fair. Orange balloons popping. A sticky goo swallowing shoes and slogans. Enter Donnie Trumpet, a human balloon with a lollipop mic and an ego set to megaphone, leader of the MADA: Make Anything Dumb Again. Two curious kids decide to track the source of the goo of lies that glues everything: prices, promises, even grammar. Each clue reveals classic carnival politics: numbers puffed up with hot air, speeches glowing like neon and worth about as much as a plush prize.
This is straight-talk satire. Fast, sharp, unsugarcoated. It shows why we're rich because the soup is thick isn't economics, it's syrup. Between park chases, robots that obey whoever shouts loudest, and a MADA crowd applauding the void, the story delivers one simple lesson: thinking is the antidote to the con. Perfect for readers who like to laugh first and dismantle later. Kids get the slime. Adults recognise the scam.
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