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Monstrous Devices
Monstrous Devices | Damien Love
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I enjoyed everything about Damien Loves debutits title, its breakneck action, its sly sense of humor. I wish my first novel had been as imaginative and assured. Anthony Horowitz, New York Times bestselling author of the Alex Rider series On a winters day in a British town, twelve-year old Alex receives a package in the mail: an old tin robot from his grandfather. This one is special, says the enclosed note, and when strange events start occurring around him, Alex suspects this small toy is more than special; it might be deadly. Right as things get out of hand, Alexs grandfather arrives, pulling him away from an attackand his otherwise humdrum world of friends, bullies, and homeworkand into the macabre magic of an ancient family feud. Together, the duo flees across snowy Europe, unraveling the riddle of the little robot while trying to outwit relentless assassins of the human and mechanical kind. With an ever-present admiration for the hidden mysteries of our world, Monstrous Devices plunges readers into a gripping adventure thats sure to surprise.
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IndoorDame
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What a great story! This took some risks I didn't anticipate, and had some real hints of darkness which I appreciate in middle grade adventure stories.

julesG Oooooo, what a beautiful cover. I'll stack it just for the cover. 5y
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This one starts quickly & does not let up. Robots, a family feud, more than one or two or three secrets—ok, LOTS of secrets—a mysterious grandfather (who doesn‘t like to reveal any more than absolutely necessary ever), a twist, magic (?!?), Robot & human assassins, & nonstop adventure make this a great MG read. The writing is very good & there is no sign of the debut learning curve. Hold on tight, this is a wild ride sure to delight young readers.

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Processing new books in the library today and THIS COVER!!! Then I read the blurbs on the back, one of which begins with “If you imagine Rick and Morty colliding with early Spielberg, you get some idea of this delirious adventure...”, and I knew I had to read it. Middle grade book with robots, magic, and more. Yes please!

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MeganAnn
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2/3: Next stop was Barnes & Noble for the #bnkidshangout. The kids did activities including book title charades (Axton pictured acting out his title), draw a graphic novel page and a book cover challenges and a Last Kids on Earth themed mad lib. They gave away two sets of ARCs (Axton didn‘t win but they were pretty cool), all the kids got swag including a signed poster, robot pin and 20% off any of the 5 featured titles. We bought the tagged book.

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LibrarianRyan
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I do not have time to read all these books and I already own so many!

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#coverlove #MGedition

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LibrarianRyan
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Linsy What a beautiful cover!! 6y
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