My Aunt, The Monster

Natalie Ross has a lot to cope with … A kid brother who turned his parakeet, her pet cat and their bossy aunt into a griffin, how to keep this secret from her parents and, once at her uncle's horse farm, how to deal with the unruly griffin while trying to find the magic that will bring back her cat, her brother's bird and, of course, bossy Aunt Matty.  Engaging characters and diamond-sharp insights make this YA novel a delightful introduction to Mary Stanton's "Magical Mystery" series by the author of the Unicorns of Balinor series, the paranormal Angels series and, under Claudia Bishop, the long-running Hemlock Falls mystery series.


"A delightful new series, with a pair of charming but flawed kids who act like real siblings, save that they keep stumbling into genuine magic ... Seasoned with a hint of deeper mysticism, this is fine and lively writing that will appeal to any kid with a taste for the fantastic... I can't wait to see what else Mary Stanton has up her enchanted sleeve."

- Bruce Coville, author of My Teacher Is an Alien


"Mary Stanton's Magical Mysteries are the stories that every child dreams of but rarely finds. Natalie and Denny have the style, pace and plots to push Goosebumps to the back of the rack."

- Charles Sheffield, creator of Jupiter Line Young Adult Science Fiction Novels


"The Magical Mysteries are funny, exciting adventures. Magic, science, horses, kids, other worlds—what more could anyone want, at any age?"

- Nancy Kress, author of Oaths and Miracles