Description:
Mythology and middle school collide in MONSTER LOCKER!
What happens when a mischievous nine-tailed fox goes toe-to-toe with a colossal golem? Pablo and his friends are about to find out, in this hilarious and action-packed graphic novel.After their face-off with an angry Aztec earth goddess, 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 gets straight to work solving problems for Takashi and his classmates, and before long, the entire school is under his spell. As the situation spirals out of control, Pablo and Maggie turn to an unexpected source to rescue their best friend. But is summoning a second monster a brilliant plan, or a recipe for disaster?
FOR FANS OF:
- Goofy middle school adventures
- Multicultural stories
- Japanese folklore
- Percy Jackson, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and The Last Kids on Earth
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes:
"Pablo and friends' latest super-cool, madcap adventure continues the frenetic, fourth wall-breaking fun. Monster-banishing at its finest." --Kirkus, starred review
Monster Locker, Book 1: A Kirkus Best Book of the YearAn 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