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Thirteen-year-old Lissa Black is miserable when her parents force her to move from New York City (the perfect home for an aspiring writer/director/actress) to Freeburg, Pennsylvania, nowhere capital of the world. There's nothing to do there, except play her little sister Haylie's favorite new game, Monsterville, and hang out with her new neighbor Adam.
But when a walk in the woods lands her face-to-face with a swamp monster hungry for brains and then a Sasquatch that moos, even Lissa can't call her new home totally boring. With Adam's help, she catches the culprit behind the drama: a shape-shifting goblin who's fled from the monster world of Down Below.
And what do you do with a creature that can be literally anything? Make monster movies, of course! Lissa is convinced that Blue will be the secret to her big break.
But when Haylie goes missing on Halloween, Lissa, Adam, and the monster must venture Down Below to stage a rescue—and face the real Monsterville, which is anything but a game.
Monsterville is a fusion of The Boxtrolls, Jumanji, and Candyland, weaving together friendship, family, and monsters into a funny fantasy-horror brimming with heart from a great new middle grade voice.
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Creators
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Publisher
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Release date
September 20, 2016 -
Formats
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781510707368
- File size: 792 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781510707368
- File size: 790 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 4
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Reviews
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November 1, 2016
Gr 4-7-Thirteen-year-old Lissa Black wants to make movies. She wants to win an Oscar for best picture. She wants to move back to New York, where her friends are putting on a school play that she wrote before her parents dragged her and her little sister, Haylie, to live in rural Freeburg, PA. Full of frustration, Lissa eventually makes friends with the neighbor boy, Adam, who makes it his mission to show Lissa that Freeburg is not as dull as she imagines. Events take a turn when Haylie goes missing, and Lissa sets out to rescue her sister from the land of monsters "Down Below." This novel is not just a suspenseful monster story; it's funny, too. Middle grade readers will appreciate that Lissa's obstacles are not just of the creepy variety. She deals with annoying classmates, attempts to stay in touch with old friends, and finds ways to appreciate and accept change. The book ends with a nice setup for a sequel. VERDICT A solid addition for larger middle grade collections in need of humorous light fantasy.-Matthew Forster, Big Words, Clarkston, MI
Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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