Every town has its local monster that will come and terrorize the town;
the monster is the pride of the city. Every town has one, except
Stoker-On-Avon that is. The city is in disgrace, as their monster has a
severe case of depression. Someone must cheer up Rayburn, the
un-monsterish town monster, and get him ready to be a proper town
terror. Thus, a determined doctor sets off to fix the problem. A road
trip is the proscribed cure, a journey to see some of Rayburn's old
friends who will hopefully teach him how to be a real monster.
Unfortunately, while Rayburn is gone on his trip, a truly evil monster
comes to destroy the unguarded Stoker-On-Avon, and Rayburn must either
summon his inner monster or go down in history as a failure.
I thought
this book was a hilarious, if short read. It is categorized as a tween
book, but I was able to read it in less than 30 minutes. While the
attitude and concepts might be more appropriate for middle school
readers, a younger reader could understand the overall story. The novel
twist on the traditional monster story and the comic dialog made the
story amusing. The graphics are well illustrated, and the illustrations
make a good supplement to the storyline. It is a short graphic novel
with all the fun of a full novel. I gave it five stars for its
unforgettable characters and hilarious storyline.
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