Let the Monster Out
A Novel
$12.74
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
6 March 2025
Summary
Now in paperback, an equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facing––and accepting––your fears, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and The Parker Inheritance
Bones Malone feels like he can’t do anything right in his new small town: He almost punched the son of the woman who babysits him and his brothers, he’s one of the only Black kids in Langille, and now his baseball team (the one place where he really feels like he shines)…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781419768446 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1419768441 |
| Author: | Chad Lucas |
| Publisher: | Abrams |
| Imprint: | Amulet Paperbacks |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 6 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 134g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 140mm x 203mm |
| Audience Age: | 10-14 |
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Critics Review
[Lucas] delivers memorable portraits of two strong-minded young characters probing each other’s needs and boundaries on the way to creating firm bonds. * Booklist *
Through thoughtful and gripping omniscient narration, the author seamlessly weaves in clue after clue, leaving readers eager to reach this mystery’s heart-pounding end…A thrilling journey about acceptance and facing your deepest fears. * Kirkus Reviews *
Lucas executes the mystery and sci-fi elements well here, tying the cool phenomenon of multiple people experiencing the same dream to tech companies exploiting fear for profit. The thoughtful commentary on feeling othered takes multiple forms. * The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books *
Lucas crafts an enjoyable science fiction mystery with characters who travel into different dream dimensions based on their greatest fears…Perfect for fans of Stranger Things. * School Library Journal *
Blending mystery, horror, and science fiction to explore concepts of fear, belonging, and forgiveness, this is highly accomplished middle-grade speculative fiction. * The Horn Book Magazine *
Chad Lucas
Chad Lucas has been in love with words since he attempted his first novel on a typewriter in the sixth grade. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, communications advisor, freelance writer, part-time journalism instructor, and parenting columnist. A proud descendant of the historic African Nova Scotian community of Lucasville, he lives with his family near Halifax, Nova Scotia. He enjoys coaching basketball and is rarely far from a cup of tea.
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