How to Make Friends and Monsters

Written by Ron Bates

Part of the A Howard Boward Book series

A science experiment gone wrong creates a monster friend. Can true friendship be engineered?

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352 pages· 67,792 words· Est. 7.5 hour read· ~750L

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Bookroo's summary

Howard Boward, a middle school science whiz, struggles with loneliness until a botched experiment brings Franklin, a monster friend, to life. As Franklin helps Howard gain popularity, Howard discovers that real friendship isn't as simple as mixing chemicals. Can Howard navigate the complexities of friendship, or will his creation lead to unexpected challenges? Dive into this quirky tale of science, friendship, and the unexpected twists of middle school life.

From the publisher

Some Friends Are Just Worth MakingFor Howard Boward, science genius, making friends in middle school is hard. The other kids have more fun creatively expanding Howard’s name than actually hanging out, as in How-weird or How-Lame. . So, why not actually make a friend? A little wonder putty, some DNA, a few accidentally spilled chemicals and–boom!–instant friend. Monster friend, that is. Franklin ends up being cool in middle school, and he helps Howard climb the uber-popular ladder, becoming How-Cool. But the new fame and friendship isn’t exactly everything Howard hoped. Turns out real friendship might not be so simple, even when you create your own friends from scratch.

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