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"Tim Burton meets Edward Gorey in Merritt's extravagantly gothic figures and settings." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The third highly illustrated, paper-over-board book in the spellbinding series Jeff Kinney called "wildly imaginative and totally terrifying" finds Levi, Kat, and their friends caught in the grips of a lost child who is neither real nor imaginary. Can they escape?

Shhh, listen . . . hear that?

Is it the breeze in the tall grass?

Or is it . . . something—somebody—sinister?

The kids of Cowslip Grove are putting on a school play, and Kat, Levi, Donte, and their friends all have parts. But at rehearsal one day, a piece of chalk leaps up on its own and starts writing on the blackboard. Soon the kids learn they are being stalked by the mysterious "Little Nobody"—an invisible child with no memories.

As the kids begin to unravel the mystery behind Little Nobody, they accidentally reveal a strange and secret world—along with the true fates of many long-lost children and creatures.

But something else is watching: an undead enemy that hopes to manipulate Little Nobody into bringing great harm to Cowslip Grove. And it will take everything the children have to defeat it.

With illustrations on every page, the third book in the No Place for Monsters series continues to place readers inside the "totally terrifying" (Jeff Kinney), "haunted garden" (New York Times) imagination of Kory Merritt.

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      Starred review from August 1, 2024
      In this third series entry, twin terrors rise to threaten the thoroughly haunted town of Cowslip Grove: the child-snatching Boojum and a school board that's hostile to progress and inclusivity. Tim Burton meets Edward Gorey in Merritt's extravagantly gothic figures and settings, infusing his latest eerie outing with equal measures of chill and charm. Drifting about town in search of its original name, Little Nobody, a small wight covered in tattered paper scraps becomes an enthralled witness to the activities of a group of schoolchildren. They're rehearsing a stage version of Tololwa M. Mollel'sRhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper! under the direction of beloved new teacher Ms. Padilla, whose expansive approach to culture and science has put the shorts of certain local parents in a twist. Meanwhile, the Boojum readers met in former episodes has returned, whispering that change of any sort threatens Little Nobody's survival and must be fought by burning down the school. In a measured, somber narrative that switches between ordinary text and neatly hand-lettered passages, the ghostly wanderer passes through realms mundane and supernatural, meeting other spirits and coming to understand the value and power of stories even as events culminate in hard choices and terrifying confrontations. Along with again proving that he's a dab hand at creating a compelling, spooky atmosphere and authentically terrifying monsters, Merritt leaves readers with both a satisfying ending and opportunities to reflect. The human cast is racially diverse. A creepy delight, with themes both timeless and topical.(Horror. 9-12)

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