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Summary
Curses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn't mean she can't experience it to the fullest as she finds herself on her very first adventure! This is a contemporary fantasy middle-grade graphic novel about discovering what you are truly capable of.
Safia thought that being blind meant she would only get to go on adventures through her audiobooks. This all changes when she goes to live with a distant and mysterious aunt, Lady Whimsy, who takes Safia on the journey of a lifetime!
While the reclusive Lady Whimsy stops an old rival from uncovering the truth behind her disappearance, Safia experiences parts of the world she had only dreamed about. But when an unlikely group of chaotic agents comes after Whimsy, Safia is forced to confront the adventure head-on. For the first time in her life, Safia is the hero of her own story, and she must do what she can to save the day.
And maybe find some friends along the way.
Reimena Yee returns with an all-new graphic novel filled with action, magic, and family. My Aunt Is a Monster explores how anybody can do anything as long as they are given the chance and have the right people behind them.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
After losing her parents and home to a fire, book-loving Safia Haziz is taken in by distant aunt Walteranne Hakim Whimsy, a great adventurer turned idiosyncratic recluse. Safia, who is blind, can't see that her aunt doesn't appear human; instead, Aunt Whimsy is a monster with blue fur, three yellow eyes, ram-like horns, and taloned feet, cursed to this form following an adventuring incident. When news that Aunt Whimsy's disappeared rival has suddenly resurfaced, Safia, ecstatic for the chance to travel the world, persuades Aunt Whimsy to come out of retirement. The two embark on a globe-spanning journey through zealously developed locales--including a forest-swallowed ancient city and an astoundingly large cruise ship--and meet unconventional explorers, such as gardening ghosts and pale, blond aspiring journalist Hebe. Vivid, flat-colored art by Yee (Séance Tea Party) bustles with blink-and-you'll-miss-it details and visual jokes, and the electric combination of layered paneling and sprawling spreads beg to be pored over. Brown-skinned Safia is an irresistible lead, and her innate sense of wonder and longing for adventure, even as she grieves the loss of her previous life, is heartwarming to the very last page. Ages 8--12. Agent: Jen Linnan, Linnan Literary Management. (Sept.)
Booklist Review
Safia is heartbroken when her parents die in a fire that also consumes their winsome bookstore, but she finds a hopeful new beginning when she's sent to the home of her mysterious Aunt Whimsy. She is a retired explorer, who regales Safia with tales of her adventures and explains that, because of an unfortunate disfigurement, they can never leave their house. Safia, who's blind, can't see the truth: her aunt is literally a monster. Yee's saturated, jewel-toned color palette is dreamy, and she cleverly uses page layouts to note shifts in elements of the story. Her figures, with touches of classic mid-twentieth-century illustration style, appear in a refreshing variety of skin tones and body sizes and shapes. That gorgeous artwork tidily carries the plot through, and the plot is packed. Whimsy's nemesis announces their imminent archeological dig in the hidden city, where Whimsy was originally transformed, and Nanny (who, it turns out, is quite adept in her own right), a reluctant Whimsy, and Safia, delighted to finally be going on a real adventure of her own, embark on a quest to stop them and protect the city. Amplified by snippets of Whimsy's tabloidesque magazine of odd sights and occurrences from around the world, lots of high jinks keep the pace up, but Yee (Seance Tea Party, 2020) keeps her characters solidly grounded with realistic emotional turns. A few tantalizing plot threads leave room for a sequel (fingers crossed).