HI there, readers!
Closing out the month with a SPOOKY read I finished recently that's also newly available via Little Brown Young Readers. Nothing like instant satisfaction, am I right? 😉 Anywho, most of you are probably all celebrated out for the evening, tucking away costumes for another year, scarfing down the treats you gathered from tricking through the neighborhood, and perhaps...setting in to watch a SCARY movie? Ah, yes...same here, at least the last part, but the thing is sometimes LIFE is much scarier than any movie you could imagine. Ladies and gents, let's get between the pages of today's spooky story that'll hit closer to home than you might think...
by
Chuck Wendig
9780316572590
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
About the book...
Ethan Pitowski is afraid of everything. Luckily, his best friends don’t mind, and when their entire class gets invited to watch a long-buried horror movie at the most popular boy in school’s house, Ethan’s friends encourage him to join in the fun. But when the “scariest movie ever made” reveals itself to be not just a movie about a monster, but a movie that is a monster, only a terrified Ethan escapes its clutches. Now he must find a way to stop the monster and save his friends (and also, um, get their heads back).
With his signature balance of kid-friendly horror and humor, Chuck Wendig crafts a spookily heartfelt novel about anxiety, friendship, and finding your unique voice and inner strength.
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Looks like a fantastical tale of HORROR, SCARINESS untold, and things that go BUMP in the night...right? Ah, and while that IS true because HELLO...a television (among other things) turns into a head eating monster with a TERRIBLE appetite that is virtually UNSTOPPABLE...there's just something a bit MORE to the story as well.
Aside from the terror, unimaginable circumstances, and utter how-in-the-world-did-this-come-to-pass-and-how-can-it-be-stopped moments, this story has A LOT of heart...and I don't mean the freshly taken from a person's chest and still beating variety. No, what I mean is the characters are relatable....from the rich kid that has everything (yet doesn't) to the overly eager to please to the scared of anything and everything...readers will easily find bits of themselves and their friends in each of them. Ethan was the PERFECT person to experience the story through because his challenges became ours, his setbacks and triumphs as well. He wasn't your typical hero type, and yet he proves just how ANYONE can be their own hero. I admit, I got lost along the way for a little, trying to figure out what exactly was going on, but once I stepped back again, and let the camera roll, the truth revealed itself in brilliant colors. The story...yes, it's over the top and monster filled, but it also shows us that real monsters DO exist (in a way), and we are totally capable of facing them head on to reach our own wins.
A great CREEPY pick for the season, but an equally perfect fit for readers trying to find their way in this crazy mixed up world while trying to follow their dreams.
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About the author...
Chuck Wendig is the author of the New York Times bestseller Dust & Grim, as well as numerous bestselling novels for adults and young adults. He invites you to find him online at terribleminds.com.
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Special thanks to the publicity team at Little Brown Young Readers for the ARC for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or their complete catalog of works, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, wherever books are sold.
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
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