Ma always called this a “fair-weather day” because it meant there were no Shivers anywhere near these parts. His eyes, the size of moons, were fixed on the eastern horizon. He was eating popcorn in his bathrobe while the sun set near his knees. Daddy filled the western sky, faint as faded denim and tall as a mountain in a land ironed flat. If you don’t, then”-he placed a hand on his chest, like his heart might break-“I’ll leave you alone forever.” I took another drag and blew the smoke upward. If you laugh, you gotta tell me where I can find you when I get off work tonight. And here I’d hoped my new dress would attract a different sort of fella-my age maybe. He sported a Boy Scout haircut and smiled uneven teeth beneath an uneven mustache. “One little joke won’t hurt ya.” He was coiling rope with arms like stretched taffy. Ma’d just about kill me if she knew I was smoking in my new sheath dress. The wind changed directions, so my cigarette changed hands. Wanna hear a joke?” I was smoking in the shadow of the big top tent when the carny started to flirt with me. 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.Īttack of the 50 Foot Wallflower “Hey! You! In the dress. But when her mom mysteriously vanishes, Phoebe is left to fend for herself in small-town Pennybrooke. All Phoebe wants is to stop running from motel to motel and start living a monster-free life in New York or Paris. They survive thanks to Phoebe’s dad-an invisible titan, whose giant eyes warn them where the next monster attack will take place. She and her mom are forced to flee flesh-eating plants, blobs from outer space, and radioactive ants. Phoebe Lane is a lightning rod for monsters. The spirit of Kurt Vonnegut is alive and well in its pages.” -Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent King “A satisfying mix of mild adolescent angst and creature feature comedy.” - BCCB (starred review) “Frighteningly fun.” - Booklist (starred review) 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. “Wild, weird, hilarious, heartfelt, imaginative, and inventive.
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