Shock City

Written and illustrated by Aaron Alexovich

Book #1 in the Shock City series

A shy boy and a monster must save a crumbling city from a dark legacy.

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240 pages· 11,460 words· Est. 2 hour read· GN300L

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Bookroo's summary

Milo, a timid boy, dares to ring the doorbell of Shock City's forbidden castle, meeting Sunny, a lively monster who claims him as her new best friend. As the town faces abandonment, Sunny enlists Milo to help reverse the damage and convince everyone to stay. But when Sunny discovers her grandfather, Darkness Von Shock, is the source of the city's woes, Milo must face his fears to aid Sunny in saving their home and redeeming her family's name. Can they overcome the shadows of the past to secure a brighter future?

From the publisher

“Equal parts nightmarish and outrageously funny, this graphic novel adventure is a thrilling joyride through an electrifying world!”–Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth When shy, anxious Milo rings the doorbell of the forbidden Shock City castle on a dare, he gets more than he bargained for when peppy young monster Sunny answers the door and labels herself Milo’s new BFF. But when Milo returns to tell Sunny he–and the rest of the town’s residents–are moving out of the crumbling Shock City, his monster pal refuses to accept it. She soon convinces Milo to join her on a romp around the city to reverse the damages done, and persuade him and everyone else, to stay. But when Sunny learns that her grandfather, the great Darkness Von Shock, was not the revered benefactor she believed him to be, and is actually the cause of everything bad happening in Shock City, Milo confronts his biggest fears to help Sunny save the town and reverse her family’s reputation.

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