Kory Merritt. (2020). No Place for Monsters. Unabridged Clarion Books.

Kory Merritt. 2020. No Place for Monsters. Clarion Books.

Kory Merritt, No Place for Monsters. Clarion Books, 2020.

Kory Merritt. No Place for Monsters. Unabridged Clarion Books, 2020.

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     Kory Merritt is a former public school art teacher from western New York who enjoys reading weird stories, looking for strange wildlife, and drawing creepy monsters. In addition to teaching, Kory previously worked as an illustrator for the online game franchise Poptropica and its spin-off book series.

     
     
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In this spellbinding, lavishly illustrated story that Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney calls "wildly imaginative and totally terrifying," two unlikely friends face down their worst fears in order to stop their small town—and themselves—from disappearing.

Levi and Kat are about to discover a very dark side to their neighborhood.

Nothing ever seems out of place in the safe, suburban town of Cowslip Grove. Lawns are neatly mowed, sidewalks are tidy, and the sounds of ice cream trucks fill the air. But now . . . kids have been going missing—except no one even realizes it, because no one remembers them. Not their friends. Not their teachers. Not even their families.

But Levi and Kat do remember, and suddenly only they can see why everyone is in terrible danger when the night air rolls in. Now it is up to Levi and Kat to fight it and save the missing kids before it swallows the town whole.
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     October 26, 2020
     Twelve-year-old new kid Levi doesn’t want to be Kat Bombard’s class work buddy: she’s as loud, disruptive, and energetic as he is quiet, studious, and reserved—and she tells unbelievable stories about having been abducted by aliens. They become tentative friends, however, and when several local children vanish, including Levi’s beloved younger sister Twila, only Kat and Levi remember they even existed. Monsters are preying upon suburban Cowslip Grove, and the duo must discover what lurks in the shadows and below their home’s surface before they become the next victims. With this darkly humorous, fully illustrated romp, Merritt (The Dreadful Fate of Jonathan York) creates a world threatened by all manner of horrors, from banal (petty neighbors) to the unspeakable (being completely forgotten by loved ones). Merritt’s scratchy black-and-white line illustrations expertly embody Levi’s calm practicality, Kat’s hyperactive exuberance, and the twisting otherworldliness of their cryptid foes. Solid use of light and shadow manipulate the atmosphere and tension levels as the story goes from mundane to frightening, while tongue-in-cheek visual jokes make every scene worth studying. Weird, wild, and warmhearted, this is a real page-turner for the spooky season. Ages 8–12. Agent: Daniel Lazar, Writers House.

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     Gr 4-6-After several nights of dreams about a Really Tall Man, Cindy vanishes from her home and her family's memory. All of her things are gone, and her family doesn't remember her when they wake up. The story cuts to new kid Levi, whose parents recently divorced. Levi meets Kat, a mischievous classmate who becomes his partner on a project. Kat talks Levi into using an abandoned vehicle as their office on the edge of town. One evening when Levi comes home too late, he is chased by the dark shadow of a Really Tall Man. Levi's younger sister, Twila, falls victim to the same fate as Cindy. No one but Levi remembers Twila. As Levi and Kat work together to try to catch the monster, they camp out on a hill beside a farm and instead discover a chupacabra who may be able to help them find out who's taking children. By putting some clues together, Levi and Kat make their way to the local ice cream factory where they uncover an operation to cast sleeping spells on children and bring them underground. Levi's quick thinking and Kat's bravery rescue the children trapped in a dreamland underneath the factory. The copious illustrations and unusual page formats offer a varied reading experience, but at times the pacing is slow. VERDICT A story for persistent readers who are interested in fantastical mysteries with many twists, turns, and lively illustrations.-Lindsay Persohn, Univ. of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee

     Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     Children are snatched from their beds and erased from all memory. Levi and Kat often feel like they're the only ones out of place in their small suburban town of Cowslip Grove. The two children feel a slight remove from their classmates and families; the one thing binding them together is their ability to see what everyone else cannot: Children are disappearing. And no one else seems to remember these children ever existed. After Levi's younger sister, Twila, is taken by this evil force, Levi and Kat embark on a journey into the town's sinister past to try to save her and stop the monster once and for all. The spooky tale is complemented by ink illustrations that will give even the bravest reader a case of the willies. The narrative is smartly structured, moving the characters forward at a perfect pace that balances the tricky trifecta of thrills, exposition, and character development. The ending will leave some in tears and others enraged--or simply gobsmacked. This is one hell of a middle-grade read, the kind that will spark imaginations as it is read late at night under the covers with a flashlight. Levi and Kat appear White; the black-and-white illustrations seem to show some human ethnic diversity. A wonderfully frightening tale. (Horror. 9-12)

     COPYRIGHT(2020) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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     July 1, 2020
     Children are disappearing at night from the suburban town of Cowslip Grove -- and no one remembers that they ever existed. No one, that is, except new kid Levi, who teams up with classmate Kat to find his little sister after she goes missing, too. They soon realize it's up to them to save their neighborhood from monsters living underneath the local ice-cream factory. Merritt's black-and-white line drawings of legendary creatures -- which are truly the spooky stuff of nightmares -- and the interspersed shaky hand-lettered text add extra creepiness.

     (Copyright 2020 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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     September 1, 2020
     Children are disappearing at night from the suburban town of Cowslip Grove -- and no one remembers that they ever existed. No one, that is, except new kid Levi, who teams up with classmate Kat to find his little sister after she goes missing, too. They soon realize it's up to them to save their neighborhood from monsters living underneath the local ice-cream factory. Merritt's black-and-white line drawings of legendary creatures -- which are truly the spooky stuff of nightmares -- and the interspersed shaky hand-lettered text add extra creepiness. Cynthia K. Ritter

     (Copyright 2020 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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Levi and Kat are about to discover a very dark side to their neighborhood.

Nothing ever seems out of place in the safe, suburban town of Cowslip Grove. Lawns are neatly mowed, sidewalks are tidy, and the sounds of ice cream trucks fill the air. But now . . . kids have been going missing—except no one even realizes it, because no one remembers them. Not their friends. Not their teachers. Not even their families.

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Narrated by Caitlin...

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