{"product_id":"9781510707337","title":"Monsterville: A Lissa Black Production","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMonsterville: A Lissa Black Production\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sarah S. Reida\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeware what lurks beneath your bed. . . . It could lead to a monstrous adventure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirteen-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonsterville\u003c\/i\u003e is a fusion of \u003ci\u003eThe Boxtrolls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJumanji\u003c\/i\u003e, and Candyland, weaving together friendship, family, and monsters into a funny fantasy-horror brimming with heart from a great new middle grade voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“[A] suspenseful monster story; it’s funny, too. . . . Middle grade readers will appreciate that Lissa’s obstacles are not just of the creepy variety.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What a fun read! The perfect book for the boy scout who wants to be prepared in Monsterville, for the monster who can’t decide what to become, and (of course) for the director who might have to take on a starring role.” —Kelly Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eUnusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An absolute delight. Full of humor with a fresh voice, and just plain fun to read.” —Penny Warner, two-time award-winning author of The Code Busters Club series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chutes and Ladders with monsters—and an aspiring filmmaker determined to capture them all. Sarah Reida's \u003ci\u003eMonsterville\u003c\/i\u003e is creepy good fun! —Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, Mark Twain Award finalist for \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is the best fun, overflowing with humor and fabulous in its overturning of many movie cliches. While adults are chuckling at the jokes, kids will love puzzling over the chain of clues that lead Monsterville's lovable heroes through the world of Down Below.\" —Claire Fayers, author of \u003ci\u003eVoyage to Magic North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] suspenseful monster story; it’s funny, too. . . . Middle grade readers will appreciate that Lissa’s obstacles are not just of the creepy variety.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What a fun read! The perfect book for the boy scout who wants to be prepared in Monsterville, for the monster who can’t decide what to become, and (of course) for the director who might have to take on a starring role.” —Kelly Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eUnusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An absolute delight. Full of humor with a fresh voice, and just plain fun to read.” —Penny Warner, two-time award-winning author of The Code Busters Club series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chutes and Ladders with monsters—and an aspiring filmmaker determined to capture them all. Sarah Reida's \u003ci\u003eMonsterville\u003c\/i\u003e is creepy good fun! —Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, Mark Twain Award finalist for \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Magic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is the best fun, overflowing with humor and fabulous in its overturning of many movie cliches. While adults are chuckling at the jokes, kids will love puzzling over the chain of clues that lead Monsterville's lovable heroes through the world of Down Below.\" —Claire Fayers, author of \u003ci\u003eVoyage to Magic North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781510707337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Sky Pony","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40589936525518,"sku":"9781510707337","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_455baaf2-d47a-45a2-a5bd-69712502c53c.jpg?v=1637727556","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781510707337","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}