A monster’s first assignment takes an unexpected turn
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Newbery Medal-winning author
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A monster’s first assignment takes an unexpected turn
A young cucuy is sent into the human world to frighten a child, fulfilling what the story describes as a monster’s ancient duty. But the assignment shifts when the anxious creature befriends the very child he was meant to scare. That tension between a monster’s job and an emerging friendship gives this illustrated chapter book its central comic-spooky setup. The supplied description ends before explaining what happens next, so the premise—not the outcome—is the clearest guide to the story.
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A young monster befriends the human child he's been assigned to scare in this spooky-funny chapter book debut from Newbery Medal-winning author Donna Barba Higuera, with illustrations throughout by Juliana Perdomo
It's a monster's ancient duty to inflict unimaginable horrors on misbehaving kids.
But when a young cucuy who's anxious to prove himself is sent to the human world to terrorize his first child, the naughty ni
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