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Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Children, Children 9-12 Years, Children's Fiction, International Fiction
ISBN: 9781474999892
Published: August 2024
Page Extent: 352
Format: Flexible plastic / vinyl cover
RRP 265.00

Boy Who Made Monsters

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Flexible plastic / vinyl cover
About the book

"Laughs, adventure, tears, and most importantly heart." Phil Earle, author of When The Sky Falls

"A glorious, hilarious, and touching triumph of a book." Katya Balen, author of October, October

A one-of-a-kind tale of love, loss, laughter and hope, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.

Benji McLaughlin is a visionary. He believes in things other people think are impossible, like that he and his brother Stanley will be happy living with their uncle, and that the Loch Lochy monster is real, and that his parents will come home safely one day.

So when he finds out that Uncle Hamish's holiday business is struggling, Benji's not worried. He has a visionary plan. Together with his new friends, Murdy and Mr Dog, he...

About the Author

Jenny Pearson

Jenny Pearson

Jenny Pearson is a teacher who lives in Durham in the northeast of England with her two young boys. This is her debut novel.

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Katie Kear

Katie Kear

Katie Kear is a young British illustrator and has been creating artwork for as long as she can remember. She loves creating new worlds and characters, and hopes to spread joy and happiness with her illustrations!As a child, her favourite memories always involved reading. Whether it was reading her first picture books with her mother before bed, and imagining new stories for the characters, or as an older child reading chapter books into the night, she remembers always having a love for books! This is what made her pursue her career in illustration.In her spare time she loves drawing, adventures in nature, chocolate, stationery, the smell of cherries and finding new inspirational artists!

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