The Day I Met a Monster


Book Description

When Sally meets a troublesome monster one day, he just won't leave her alone! He follows her to school, to her best friend's house to play, and even to her ballet class! Will Sally be stuck with this naughty monster forever? Find out in this wacky story, perfect for showing little monsters that the best friends can be the ones we don't expect to meet.




How I Met My Monster


Book Description

One night, when Ethan reaches under his bed for a toy truck, he finds this note instead: "Monsters! Meet here for final test." Ethan is sure his parents are trying to trick him into staying under the covers, until he sees five colorful sets of eyes blinking at him from beneath the bed. Soon, a colorful parade of quirky, squeaky little monsters compete to become Ethan's monster. But only the little green monster, Gabe, has the perfect blend of stomach-rumbling and snorting needed to get Ethan into bed and keep him there so he falls asleep—which as everyone knows, is the real reason for monsters under beds. With its perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this silly-spooky prequel to the award-winning I Need My Monster and Hey, That's MY Monster! will keep young readers entertained.




The Monster I Met That Day


Book Description

When Jacob moves from the big city to the tiny town of Oakwood, he expects to have a boring summer. What he never could have expected was to find a strange monster in the woods outside his new home. Now Jacob has a whole summer to spend with his new monster friend. But as the season comes to a close, dangerous forces descend on Oakwood. Will Jacob be able to keep his new friend safe and out of harm's way?




Monster


Book Description

What happens when someone who loves to kill meets someone who wants to die? Seventeen-year-old serial killer Ryaan Deshmukh is currently locked inside a mental hospital. There he meets Kesar, a seventeen-year-old gang rape victim who wants to end her life. When they escape together from the hospital, Kesar makes a request to Ryaan - to kill her. Ryaan, who never had a problem killing anyone before, might have trouble with this one for the first time. When the police intervene, their dark pasts come to light. Not suitable for younger readers.




Constructing Crime


Book Description

Crime and criminals are a pervasive theme in all areas of our culture, including media, journalism, film and literature. This book explores how crime is constructed and culturally represented through a range of areas including Spanish, English Language and Literature, Music, Criminology, Gender, Law, Cultural and Criminal Justice Studies.




Monster Love


Book Description

Monster Love is a collaborative anthology based on transformative works that explore how love makes us human, and makes us monsters. Containing Bless the Little Children in which a child's love covers a multitude of sins, Monster Brothers in which there is kindness for its own sake, and Cost of Living in which friendship brings a friend to collecting hearts. Fairy tales about the troubled, the kind, and the lonely to give us all a little hope in each other.




Monster's Mustard


Book Description

It sounds silly enough, but Monster likes to make mustard (and eat it too!). In fact, everyone on the entire hill loves his mustard--well, everyone except Ram. Monster hopes that the mustard will help him become friends with Ram. Ram, on the other hand, has little interest; but with a bit of persistence and a lot of kindness from Monster, Ram learns that trying new things can create special bonds. Of course, Ram has to be reminded of just how valuable those bonds are but, in the end, sees clearly. Join Monster and Ram on their first journey together, their most important journey of all; and maybe the most sacred journey any of us take--befriending others with a genuine heart (whether you're a fan of mustard or not).




The Day I Met the Sock Monster


Book Description

A story of intrigue, suspense and laughter as a young girl answers the age old questions, "where do all the missing socks go? Who is taking them and why?" Join her in her adventure as she meets the infamous Sock Monster and helps him keep his secret from the rest of the world.




Monster and Boy: Monster's First Day of School


Book Description

Monster and Boy are back for another adventure! And this time the best friends are headed somewhere no monster has ventured before: school! Ever since Monster (who sleeps under the bed) and Boy (who sleeps in the bed) met and became best friends, they've been spending their days playing together. But some days, Boy leaves and Monster is alone. Wanting to learn more about where his friend goes, Monster makes a plan to go with Boy to . . . school! There, Monster meets Boy's teacher and classmates, learns about cubbies and the sharing circle, and even helps solve a mystery when a pet hedgehog goes missing. Told with a warm, cozy voice, Hannah Barnaby's story is brought to life with adorable two-color illustrations by Anoosha Syed. Filled with adventure and humor, Monster and Boy: Monster's First Day of School is a perfect chapter book for sharing with kids just aging out of picture books and for newly independent readers.




How I Met My Monster (Goosebumps Most Wanted #3)


Book Description

Goosebumps now on Disney+! Noah Bienstock can't help being so shy and nervous; he's always been like that. His best friend, Lissa Gardener, lives in the same building, but aside from her, Noah isn't very popular. So when he learns that the new student in his class is also his neighbor, Noah's excited to have a new person to out with. But as the boys spend more time together, Noah starts to worry all over again--is there something strange about his new friend?