The Monster Squad

First Title Value for Searching:

The Monster Squad

Personal Author:

McGee, Joe, 1972-

Physical Description:

92 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series:

Junior monster scouts ; #1

Summary:

Although Wolfy, Franky, and Vampyra are children of classic monsters, all they want to do is help those in need and make friends, so they join the Junior Monster Scouts with the hopes of helping their community.

Subject Term:

Monsters -- Juvenile fiction

Scouting (Youth activity) -- Juvenile fiction.

Additional Credits:

Long, Ethan

Audience/Lexile:

600 L

Publication Info:

New York : Aladdin, 2019.

Subject:

Monsters -- Juvenile fiction

Scouting (Youth activity) -- Juvenile fiction.

Scouts and scouting

SAILS ISBN:

9781534436763

9781534436770

9781338607215

Available:

Library	Shelf Number	Shelf Location	Status
Searching... Plainville Public Library	J MCG	CHAPTER BOOKS	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Carver Public Library	J SER MS	CHILDREN SERIES and SETS	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Delaney Elementary	JF MCG	CHILDREN FICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Mansfield Public Library	J FIC MCGEE	CHILDREN FICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Mattapoisett Free Public Library	JLG MCG MONSTER #1	CHILDREN YOUNG READER	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Norfolk Public Library	JF MCGE	CHILDREN FICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Norton Public Library	J MCG	CHILDREN FICTION	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Get to know the Junior Monster Scouts in this first book in a brand-new chapter book series that's perfect for fans of Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol and Hotel Transylvania !

Wolfy, Franky, and Vampyra--the children of the classic monsters--are Junior Monster Scouts. And even though 'monster' is their middle name, these funny fiends just want to help anybody in need, earn their Junior Monster Scout merit badges, and make friends. But, their good deeds are always foiled by Baron Von Grump, a cranky schemer who doesn't like noise, doesn't like kids, and most of all doesn't like the Junior Monster Scouts.

Peter Piper's kitten Shadow is lost deep in The Gloomy Forest, and the Scouts want to help their new friend. But today is also the Village Cheese Festival and all of the celebrating has Baron Von Grump at wits' end. How can he play his violin in peace if the villagers are making such a racket? He hatches a cheesy plan that involves huge and hungry rats! Uh-oh! Can the Scouts save the cats, the rats, and the day?

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Junior Monster Scouts to the rescue!Monster pals Franky Stein, Vampyra, and Wolfy are out practicing howlingwell, Wolfy is practicing for his merit badge as the others coach himwhen they hear someone crying. It's Peter the piper, a human child who has lost his kitten, Shadow. After the monsters convince Peter that they are nice, helpful monsters and not scary ones, the four head into the Gloomy Woods and work together to find and rescue Shadow. Meanwhile, the mean, rotten Baron Von Grump and his crow, Edgar, have hatched a plan to clear the nearby village of noisy, happy, gum-chewing villagers and put a stop to their cheese festival. (It involves rats.) Can the Junior Monster Scouts and their new friend foil Baron Von Grump's dastardly plan and convince all the villagers that the calumny that monsters are bad and scary is just propaganda? With this title, McGee kicks off a new series of monster-positive early chapter books, releasing it simultaneously with Book 2, Crash! Bang! Boo! both amiably illustrated by Long with his signature cartoons in black and white. Repetitive language and short chapters married with a positive can-do attitude make this a good choice for little monsters just jumping the gap from easy readers to chapters. Excerpts from the Junior Monster Scout manual and an extensive author's acknowledgments appear at the close. Characters (other than monsters) appear white.Readers who like to cuddle up to their monsters will respond to this one. (Fantasy. 7-10) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Excerpts

The Monster Squad CHAPTER 1 WOLFY TOOK A DEEP BREATH. He looked to the sky. He leaned way back and let out the biggest, longest, loudest howl he could. It was a very good howl. It was such a good howl that it went right past the forest, over the covered bridge, through the village, and all the way to the Old Windmill. "That was a good one!" said Franky Stein. "I'll bet they could hear that howl all the way back at the castle!" said Vampyra. "Thanks!" said Wolfy. He was very proud of himself. Tonight was the Junior Monster Scout meeting, and Wolfy wanted to earn his Howling Merit Badge. In fact, Wolfy's howl was such a good howl that it reached right through the open window of the Old Windmill, right into the ears of Baron Von Grump. Baron Von Grump was always grumpy. Everything about him was grumpy. Even his eyebrows were grumpy. They were like two big, black, bushy, grumpy caterpillars crawling across his forehead. They were even blacker than Edgar, his pet crow. "What was that noise?" he sneered. "That sounded like a howl. A monstrous howl. Oh, how I despise those wretched monsters!" Edgar hopped onto the windowsill and peered out over the village. "Caw, caw!" Edgar did not like monsters either. Baron Von Grump did not like noise. Baron Von Grump did not like anything, really, except for playing his violin and making plans. Baron Von Grump loved making plans. He loved that almost as much as he loved playing his violin. So you see, Baron Von Grump loved two things. And everything else, he did not. Okay, he loved Edgar, too. Three things. Baron Von Grump loved three things. Baron Von Grump looked out his window and glared at the village. Edgar glared with him. Today was the village cheese festival, and all of the villagers were busy setting up. "Look at them!" he said. "Smiling, talking, singing, why . . . they're even chewing gum! I cannot stand when people chew gum . . . or sing, or talk, or smile. These villagers are almost as bad as those miserable monsters." See? Baron Von Grump did not like anything besides making plans and his violin and Edgar. With all of this noise Baron Von Grump could not concentrate. If he could not concentrate, he could not play his violin. If he could not play his violin, he would become even grumpier than the grump he already was. And that is a lot of grump. "I have a plan!" he said with a sly smirk. "Caw! Caw!" said Edgar. A plan! This made Baron Von Grump happy for one half of a second. Make a smile. Just a little one. Barely twitch the corners of your mouth. Now stop. That was how long Baron Von Grump was happy. That was not very long, was it? Edgar hopped onto Baron Von Grump's shoulder. Baron Von Grump slammed his shutters closed. He knew just what to do to get rid of all of those smiling, talking, singing, gum-chewing villagers. He knew just how to chase them away. Excerpted from The Monster Squad by Joe McGee All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.