The Story
Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, this
middle grade graphic novel follows a group of kids trying to cheer up their
friend after a recent loss with a fun-filled sleepover, but their plans soon
take a dark turn when they discover his new nanny may literally be a monster.
When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby,
has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest. After weeks
of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk
food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are
jeopardized when Matt's single motherâunable to take any more time off of
workâis forced to hire a new nanny on the fly to watch over Matt and his
younger sister, Judy.
Miss Swan, however, is all too happy to have the boys over. And although she
seems like the perfect babysitter, letting the kids eat whatever they want and
mostly leaving them alone, there's something about her that Matt doesn't trust.
He thinks she may actually be the witch from local legendâthe one who torments
children into the night and then eats them. Is he just having a hard time
dealing with Ruby's replacement, as his friends suspect? Has he watched one too
many scary movies, as his mom fears? Or are he and his horror-buff friends in
for the fright of their lives as they come face-to-face with a real monster?
Description
Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, this
middle grade graphic novel follows a group of kids trying to cheer up their
friend after a recent loss with a fun-filled sleepover, but their plans soon
take a dark turn when they discover his new nanny may literally be a monster.
When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby,
has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest. After weeks
of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk
food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are
jeopardized when Matt's single motherâunable to take any more time off of
workâis forced to hire a new nanny on the fly to watch over Matt and his
younger sister, Judy.
Miss Swan, however, is all too happy to have the boys over. And although she
seems like the perfect babysitter, letting the kids eat whatever they want and
mostly leaving them alone, there's something about her that Matt doesn't trust.
He thinks she may actually be the witch from local legendâthe one who torments
children into the night and then eats them. Is he just having a hard time
dealing with Ruby's replacement, as his friends suspect? Has he watched one too
many scary movies, as his mom fears? Or are he and his horror-buff friends in
for the fright of their lives as they come face-to-face with a real monster?
