M Is For Monster

M IS FOR MONSTER

MONSTERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE FIFTH GRADE!

Danny Keegan wants his fifth grade class to be different and, well, exciting. But when he meets four new kids who give new meaning to the term “weird” he realizes he’s in for more excitement than he bargained for!!

There’s C.D. Bitesky, who has sharp little fangs and a pet bat named Spike . . . Howie Wolfner who gets pretty hairy whenever it rains . . . and Elisa and Frankie Stein, sister and brother, who insist the metal shafts sticking out of their necks are just braces—the result of an auto accident.

Danny’s sister Barbara says his new friends should go back to whatever nightmare they came from. But Danny thinks he’s in for a frighteningly
good time. He just hopes fifth grade won’t be his last!

Mel Gilden is the author of many children's books, some of which received rave reviews in such places as School Library Journal and Booklist. Licensed properties include adaptations of feature films, and of TV shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210; and NASCAR Racers. He has also written books based on video games and has written original stories based in the Star Trek universe. His short stories have appeared in many original and reprint anthologies. He has written cartoons for TV, has developed new shows, and was assistant story editor for the DIC television production of The Real Ghostbusters. He consulted at Disney and Universal, helping develop theme park attractions. Gilden spent five years as co-host of the science-fiction interview show, Hour-25, on KPFK radio in Los Angeles. Gilden lectures to school and library groups, and has been known to teach fiction writing. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where the debris meets the sea, and still hopes to be an astronaut when he grows up.