Scary Monsters

Author : Michelle De Kretser
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1646221095
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scary Monsters written by Michelle De Kretser and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2022 Kirkus Prize for Fiction Shortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award Shortlisted for the 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize Longlisted for the 2022 Gordon Burn Prize (UK) A profoundly original exploration of racism, misogyny, and ageism—three monsters that plague the world—this novel from a beloved and prize-winning author is made up of two narratives, each told by a South Asian migrant to Australia “When my family emigrated it felt as if we’d been stood on our heads.” Michelle de Kretser’s electrifying take on scary monsters turns the novel upside down, just as migration has upended her characters’ lives. Lili’s family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now, in the 1980s, she’s teaching in the south of France. She makes friends, observes the treatment handed out to North African immigrants, and is creeped out by her downstairs neighbor. All the while, Lili is striving to be A Bold, Intelligent Woman like Simone de Beauvoir. Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant, he fears repatriation and embraces “Australian values.” He’s also preoccupied by his ambitious wife, his wayward children, and his strong-minded elderly mother. Islam has been banned in the country, the air is smoky from a Permanent Fire Zone, and one pandemic has already run its course. Three scary monsters—racism, misogyny, and ageism—roam through this mesmerizing novel. Its reversible format enacts the disorientation that migrants experience when changing countries changes the stories of their lives. With this suspenseful, funny, and profound book, Michelle de Kretser has made something thrilling and new. “Which comes first, the future or the past?”

Author : Megan Cooley Peterson
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1515702774
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Super Scary Monsters written by Megan Cooley Peterson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brief text describes monsters from around the world, including legendary monsters such as the Yeti and Mothman as well as mythical monsters such as the minotaur"--

Author : Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613124929
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ten Creepy Monsters written by Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten creepy monsters met ’neath a gnarled pine. One blew away, And then there were nine. And so the countdown begins . . . A mummy, a witch, a ghost, a werewolf, a vampire, and others all gather, but one by one their crowd diminishes. At last there is only one creepy monster left. But what kind of monster is it? Squeals of laughter are sure to accompany the reading of this book from bestselling illustrator Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis, as 10 creepy monsters set out for fun. Praise for Ten Creepy Monsters "Armstrong-Ellis injects just the right amount of humor into her portrayals of the ghoulish bunch, keeping the tone appropriately light." —Kirkus Reviews "Generously detailed acrylics provide a touch of nefarious charm, while a tender surprise ending should gratify trick-or-treaters." —Publishers Weekly "Fun for Halloween or for counting anytime." —School Library Journal "Armstrong-Ellis’ textured images, full of spooky spirit and clever detail, add to the fun. A happy Halloween outing." —Booklist "With rich language and a delightfully dark nighttime palette, this pleasing rhyme begs to be acted out or performed with puppets. The illustrations are appropriately ghoulish." —BookPage "A perfect Halloween read-aloud but a great way to relieve malaise on any day, this picture book also helps young readers learn to count as the monsters fall by the wayside in gruesome fashion." —Reading Today Online "Author/artist Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis clearly had fun crafting this silly, lighthearted Halloween tale of monsters who disappear..." —The Seattle Times "Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis delivers a delightful rhyming lesson in subtraction." —USA Today

Author : Publications International
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781561735228
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Look & Find Scary Monsters & Other Creatures written by Publications International and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Search for more than 100 scary and funny things in this book.

Author : Thomas Docherty
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 076364787X
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Scary Monster written by Thomas Docherty and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Scary Monster learns some surprising things about himself when he goes down his mountain to find the creatures he has frightened away.

Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763642010
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters written by Jane Yolen and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two rambunctious monsters creep, gurgle, crawl, and tumble before falling asleep.

Author : Dom Joly
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857207660
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scary Monsters and Super Creeps written by Dom Joly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dom Joly sets off round the world again, but this time he's not looking to holiday in a danger zone - he's monster hunting. Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Worldfor his ninth birthday Dom has been obsessed with the world of cryptozoology (monster hunting), and in Scary Monsters and Super Creepshe heads to six completely different destinations to investigate local monster sightings. He explores the Redwood Curtain in northern California in search of Sasquatch; in Canada he visits Lake Okanagan hoping to catch a glimpse of a thirty-foot snake-like creature called Ogopogo; and near Lake Télé in Congo he risks his life tracking the vegetarian sauropod Mokèlé-mbèmbé. Naturally he heads to Loch Ness - but for this hunt he has his family in tow; he treks across the Khumbu Valley in Nepal looking for Yeti; and in the hills above Hiroshima in Japan he enlists the help of a local man to find the Hibagon, a terribly smelly 'caveman ape'. In typically hilarious and irreverent fashion, Dom explores the cultures that gave rise to these monster myths and ends up in some pretty hairy situations with people even stranger than the monsters they are hunting. Are the monsters all the product of fevered minds, or is there a sliver of truth somewhere in the madness? Either way, the search gives Dom an excuse to dive into six fascinating destinations on a gloriously nutty adventure.

Author : Paula Hammond
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1782742867
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fantastic Fearsome Beasts written by Paula Hammond and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantastic Fearsome Beasts collects 44 beasts from mythology and folklore drawn from cultures all around the world, illustrated with outstanding new full-colour annotated artworks for each character. Alongside easy-to-follow accounts of each character’s story, there are factfile boxes, locator maps and size comparison guides.

Author : Meika Hashimoto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781524876432
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scaredy Monster written by Meika Hashimoto and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scaredy Monster has a BIG secret. He's not scary like many monsters--he's a scaredy monster! From Epic! Originals, Scaredy Monster is an illustrated early reader series about conquering fears and trying new things! Join Scaredy Monster as he overcomes his fears of losing a tooth, riding a bike, and going to his first sleepover. With some help from Mommy Monster, Scaredy discovers he's much braver than he thought--and he finds ways to feel safe and happy while doing scary things!

Author : Mark Duffett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 150131338X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scary Monsters written by Mark Duffett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular music and masculinity have rarely been examined through the lens of research into monstrosity. The discourses associated with rock and pop, however, actually include more 'monsters' than might at first be imagined. Attention to such individuals and cultures can say things about the operation of genre and gender, myth and meaning. Indeed, monstrosity has recently become a growing focus of cultural theory. This is in part because monsters raise shared concerns about transgression, subjectivity, agency, and community. Attention to monstrosity evokes both the spectre of projection (which invokes familial trauma and psychoanalysis) and shared anxieties (that in turn reflect ideologies and beliefs). By pursuing a series of insightful case studies, Scary Monsters considers different aspects of the connection between music, gender and monstrosity. Its argument is that attention to monstrosity provides a unique perspective on the study of masculinity in popular music culture.