Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower

Christian McKay Heidicker (Author) Sam Bosma (Illustrator)

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Description

From the author of Cure for the Common Universe comes a monster-movie-like novel that bravely challenges perceived notions of beauty, identity, and modern voyeurism.

Phoebe Lane is a lightning rod for monsters.

She and her mom are forced to flee flesh-eating plants, blobs from outer space, and radioactive ants. They survive thanks to Phoebe's dad--an invisible titan, whose giant eyes warn them where the next monster attack will take place.

All Phoebe wants is to stop running from motel to motel and start living a monster-free life in New York or Paris. But when her mom mysteriously vanishes, Phoebe is left to fend for herself in small-town Pennybrooke.

That's when Phoebe starts to transform...

Christian McKay Heidicker returns with a book unlike any other, challenging perceived notions of beauty, identity, and what it means to be a monster.

Product Details

Price

$18.99 $17.66

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Publish Date

September 11, 2018

Pages

320

Dimensions

5.8 X 1.1 X 8.3 inches | 0.88 pounds

Language

English

Type

Hardcover

EAN/UPC

9781481499132

BISAC Categories:

Coming of Age

Historical - General

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About the Author

Christian McKay Heidicker reads and writes and drinks tea. He is the author of the Newbery Honor-recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, as well as Cure for the Common Universe and Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower. With William Shivering, he wrote Thieves of Weirdwood and Ghosts of Weirdwood. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Sam Bosma is a sentient orb discovered in an abandoned mine, of average height and build (for an orb). He is also the award-winning creator of the Fantasy Sports comics (NoBrow Press), and has fashioned illustrations for the New Yorker, Scholastic, Hulu, and the Cartoon Network show Steven Universe. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

Reviews

"This book is wild, weird, hilarious, heartfelt, imaginative, and inventive. The spirit of Kurt Vonnegut is alive and well in its pages."--Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King
*"Heidicker sets the scene for a '50s B-movie just right...a satisfying mix of mild adolescent angst and creature feature comedy."--BCCB, starred review
"In Heidicker's funny, feminist send-up of B-movie cinema, selectively blind nostalgia, and TV binge watching, a teen girl living within a mysteriously connected string of monster movies learns to control her own narrative...frighteningly fun."--Booklist, starred review
"This is a wonderful and wholly unique entry in teen horror fiction."--School Library Journal
"Phoebe is a plucky, snarky heroine, and her fantastic adventure will entertain teens."--Kirkus Reviews

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