So many books come out each week that it makes it hard to decide what to read. We want to make that a little bit easier on you by sharing our favorite releases from the week and telling you our top 3 reasons why we think you’ll love them too!
This week our selection is The Monster Hypothesis by Romily Bernard. Are you ready to hear more about this book and its author? Here we go…
The Monster Hypothesis by Romily Bernard Published by Disney-Hyperion on December 10, 2019
Genres: Middle Grade, Mystery
Pages: 304
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Welcome to Bohring-home to 453 people, 2,053 alligators, and one monster curse.
Correction: home to 454 people, now that Kick Winter is living in the swamp Hollows with her Grandma Missouri, the town (fake) psychic. Bohring is anything but boring for Kick who has already blown a hole through the kitchen floor, befriended a chicken-eating gator, and discovered that the town's hundred-year curse is upon them.
It's the Bohring curse and all the kids are about to become monsters-or so the legend goes. People are worried-except for Kick. She knows there's a scientific explanation for everything, especially curses and monsters. But Kick is the new kid in school and she's determined to make a name for herself . . . by pretending to be psychic.
According to her calculations: one teeny-tiny life + (fake) psychic skills = popularity. But when kids start disappearing and glowing creatures start showing up, Kick's theory quickly evaporates in a puff of foul-smelling swamp gas. Can Kick use her (real) science smarts to prove the curse is a hoax? Or is it just-maybe-sort of-somehow possible the curse is here?
Author Romily Bernard weaves a fast-paced middle-grade mystery filled with humor and scientific intrigue, set in a perfectly eerie Southern town.
3 Reasons You Should Read…
The Monster Hypothesis by Romily Bernard
- You’re probably thinking this is a Grinch-approved recommendation this time of year. It doesn’t exactly scream Christmas feels. Since we love Romily Bernard so much, we figured we’d give The Monster Hypothesis a chance, and we’re so thrilled that we did. We’ll start with the world. You know we love books set in the South, and this one had all the stereotypes we love, including quite a few 😀 cuties.
- Kick is such a great character. She’s relatable and real and everything we want in a heroine.
- If you love mysteries, definitely check this book out. If you’ve got a middle grade reader who loves action-packed stories, this book makes the perfect gift.
