The Wild Ones

Written by Megan Lacera · Written and illustrated by Jorge Lacera

Four friends seek a mythical monster to save their home from developers.

3.9 Goodreads · 141 ratings

48 pages· 1,200 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud· ~400L

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Bookroo's summary

Valentina, Jasmine, Andy, and Xander, lifelong residents of Wild Oaks, face losing their home to greedy developers. Believing in a legendary monster hidden in the forest, they embark on a daring quest to find it and enlist its help. Can these friends convince the mythical creature to save their beloved home, or will they lose everything they hold dear? Join the Wild Ones on an epic adventure filled with cultural myths, friendship, and the fight to protect what matters most.

From the publisher

From the creators of Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies! comes a heartwarming and epic tale of four best friends who turn to the mythical monsters from their respective cultures to help them save the only home they’ve ever known.Meet Valentina and her best friends Jasmine, Andy, and Xander. They’ve lived in the Wild Oaks apartment building their entire lives. They are the Wild Ones!Legend has it, there’s a monstruo lurking deep in the forest of their town. No one has ever seen it, but the Wild Ones believe it exists. But something’s going on that’s more menacing than any monstruo–greedy developers want to tear down their home. The Wild Ones know what they have to do: find the monstruo and convince it to help them save their home. Come join the Wild Ones on this epic adventure!

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