Penguins of Madagascar Movie Novelization by Tracey West

block everyone’s view. Skipper covered Private’seyes. When Eva lowered her wing, Kowalski had kiss marks all over his beak.
    â€œWell, that feels right!” he said, beaming.
    â€œI think I’d actually prefer a jetpack, please,” Private said.
    Skipper turned to Classified. “You heard the man!” he said.
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    The next day, the penguins were all merrily soaring through the sky with their new jetpacks. Everything was great, except for one thing. Private still had a chicken head.
    Private flew over to Skipper’s side. “So, are we turning me back to normal, or . . . ?”
    Skipper grinned. “Well, what is normal, Private? I believe we’ve learned from this delightful adventure that looks don’t matter, it’s what’s inside that counts.”
    Kowalski flew over to join them. Private’s chicken head suddenly grabbed onto Kowalski’s head, ripped him out of his backpack and threw him away. Private gasped! Luckily, Rico caughtKowalski in time and plopped him back in his jetpack.
    â€œAll right, fine. We’ll turn you back first thing Monday,” Skipper promised.
    The penguins all cheered and zipped off on their jetpacks into the glorious future.

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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    First Simon Spotlight paperback edition October 2014
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