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Giveaway of MONSTER TOWN by Garrett Vander Leun

Hey everyone! Today we're hosting a giveaway of MONSTER TOWN by author Garrett Vander Leun.


Bobby Reardon's 13th birthday wish isn't all that different from any year prior: “I wish the humans would come back and finish these monsters off for good.” Only this year his wish finally comes true — and life as Bobby knows it gets much, much worse.

Raised in Monster Town for his entire life, Bobby's the lone human in a town built to contain the 'weeds' in the monster hierarchy — fauns, mummies, leprechauns, ghosts, golems and even drippy little balls of mud called ballybogs.

As the face of the species that locked all the monsters up, Bobby's life is one big fight after another. With his loyal bully, Arbo — a green elemental; with his nosy boss, Enosh — an unemotive clay golem; and with his idiotic dad — a bumbling, has-been vampire who lives for vintage Hawaiian shirts and detests the taste of blood... And when that same wimpy dad is suddenly framed for the first attack in the history of Monster Town, Bobby's faced with a problem that's going to require a lot more than a hot temper.

Bobby might hate monsters, but he's going to hate being their only hope at salvation even more.

Garrett is offering up one copy of the book as well as an original piece of character art for any character not yet featured on the website. If you'd like a chance to win, please leave a comment by June 8th (with your e-mail address if it's hard to find) and let me know if you spread the word in any way for an extra entry. US entrants only, please. 

In the meantime, you can find Garrett at his author website, Amazon, and on Goodreads. There's a book trailer for MONSTER TOWN, too.

Good luck!

31 comments:

Fear Street said...

I would love to be entered :)

molly.frenzel said...

I really want to read this book. Thank you for the excerpt and giveaway!
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Creepy Query Girl said...

Wow, this sounds really unique!
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Barbara Watson said...

Definitely creepy and certainly unique. It sounds so interesting. Thank you for offering the giveaway.

Tony Van Helsing said...

As my name suggests, I hate vampires. They are self-centred, foppish sods who need a good staking.

Elana Johnson said...

This sounds like an interesting book. I think my son would like it.

+ kathleen said...

Love the premise! Hope it's a blockbuster hit...
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+ kathleen said...

Love the premise! Hope it's a blockbuster hit...
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Courtney said...

gimme it

Ciara said...

Sounds like a great premise. Unique. :)

Sharon K. Mayhew said...

Monster Town sounds cool! It sounds like something that could become a movie. :)

Natasha said...

Sounds really good! Thanks for the giveaway!
natasha_donohoo_8 at hotmail dot com

PuttPutt1198Eve said...

Love the drawing above in all primary colors! We don't often see artwork as part of the giveaway. Thanks!!

Anonymous said...

Monster Town sounds like an interesting read. I love the ambivalence of Robby as he struggles to accept his fate of being the monster fighter. The characters and situation sounds unique and compelling. Can't wait to read this one!

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cleemckenzie said...

What an interesting story! Have to check out the trailer. I'm sure it's fantastic.

Cassandra @ Book & Movie Dimension a Blog said...

What an interesting premise.
Would love to enter.

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Anonymous said...

I couldn't wait. I had to order a copy!

Anonymous said...

This book sounds amazing! I cant wait to read it to my lil monster at home!
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Anonymous said...

This definitely sounds like something the boys in my class will want to get their hands on!
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Nina Marie Brissey said...

So sooo excited to read this! I hope I win!

Nina Marie Brissey said...

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Anonymous said...

Garrett, you are the coolest! I'm proud of you!
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dave said...

Sign me up!
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Matt Nelson said...

Solid ;-) fullschmelson@hotmail.com

Rachna Chhabria said...

The book sounds super. I like the title.

Jamie Felice said...

Either way I want a copy!! Jamiefelicejones@yahoo.com

Susi K said...

Would love to read the book! Susikaufenberg@gmail.com

collkosinski said...

Sounds really interesting.

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Unknown said...

I love the Shirley Temple song in the trailer. I'll be tweeting this. Sounds like a perfect book for my grandson who loves monsters and zombies. :)