Let the Monster Out

An equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facingûûand acceptingûûyour fears, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and The Parker InheritanceBones Malone feels like he canÆt do anything right in his new small town: He almost punched the son of the woman who babysits him and his brothers, heÆs one of the only Black kids in Langille, and now his baseball team (the one place where he really feels like he shines) just lost their first game. To make matters worse, things in town are getting weird. His mom isnÆt acting like herself at allùsheÆs totally spaced out, almost like a zombie. And then he and his brothers have the same dreamùone where theyÆre running from some of their deepest fears, like a bear and an eerie cracked mirror that Bones would rather soon forget.Kyle Specks feels like he can never say the right thing at the right time. He thinks he might be neurodivergent, but he hasnÆt gotten an official diagnosis yet.His parents worry that the world might be too hard for him and tr