Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble
$41.99
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2026
Summary
Pablo, Maggie, and Takashi are living it up as their school’s resident monster-banishing trio. (It turns out that fighting drooling trolls and vicious kelpies gets you invited to all the best parties.) Lately, though, monsters are the least of Takashi’s problems. Wrestling with his parents’ divorce, his father’s impossibly high expectations, and his multicultural identity, he decides to summon a “helpful” monster: a shapeshifting nine-tailed fox called Kitsune.
The charming Kitsune ge…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250749765 |
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| ISBN-10: | 125074976X |
| Author: | Jorge Aguirre, Andrés Vera Martínez |
| Publisher: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Imprint: | First Second |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 154mm x 233mm |
| Series: | Monster Locker |
| Audience Age: | 10 |
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Critics Review
“Pablo and friends’ latest super-cool, madcap adventure continues the frenetic, fourth wall-breaking fun. Monster-banishing at its finest.” –Kirkus, starred review
“Don’t miss this sequel that delivers as much fun and adventure as its predecessor. Fantasy, mythology, and graphic novel fans alike will love this.” –School Library Journal
Monster Locker, Book 1:
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year
An ALA Best Graphic Novel for Children
A Junior Library Guild selection
“A rich cast of culturally diverse characters, seamlessly inserted social commentary, and bustling, snappy artwork contribute greatly to a briskly paced adventure that teases a sequel. A simply smashing monster bash.” –Kirkus, starred review
“With laugh-out-loud humor, rich cultural details, and eye-catching illustration, this series opener will have readers clamoring for the next installment.” –School Library Journal, starred review
“This graphic novel series opener by Aguirre (Call Me Iggy) gets off to a rip-roaring start that hints at even more exciting creatures to come.” -Publishers Weekly
Jorge Aguirre
Jorge Aguirre
Jorge Aguirre is an author and two-time Emmy-nominated animation writer. He co-created and wrote the graphic novel series The Chronicles of Claudette. The New York Times called the first book in the series, Giants Beware, a “rollicking fun story.” It also received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was a nominee for a Texas Bluebonnet Award.
He wrote the book Call Me Iggy and the graphic novel series Monster Locker, with art by Andrés Vera Martínez. His animation work includes co-creating Disney Junior’s Goldie & Bear. He’s the head writer and co-EP for the PBS Kids/Fred Rogers Production show Alma’s Way.
A Colombian-American born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Jorge calls the great state of New Jersey home.
Andrés Vera Martínez
Andrés Vera Martínez is the co-creator and illustrator of the graphic novel series Monster Locker. He is also the co-author and illustrator of the graphic memoir Little White Duck: A Childhood in China and illustrator of Neal Shusterman’s Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust.
Andrés’s work has been recognized by The New York Times, School Library Journal, The Horn Book, NPR, the Society of Illustrators, Junior Library Guild, and Slate. Originally from Texas, Andrés now lives in New England with his family.
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