Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson

“On Career Day Lily visited her dad’s work with him and discovered he worked for a mad scientist who wanted to rule the earth through destruction and desolation” (p.1).

With the help of her famous adventure seeking friends, Jasper Dash and Katie Mulligan, Lily sets out to save the world from an army of stilt-walking, laser-beam-eyed whales.