Monster Moon Rising

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes a spine-tingling middle grade horror anthology edited by Ellen Oh. When a blood moon rises, creatures from folklore awaken across the world and twelve kids must confront the monsters of their nightmares before it’s too late. Featuring a foreword by bestselling author Soman Chainani!

When the blood moon rises, the monsters come out and twelve kids must face what lurks in the dark.

An African American boy desperate for the year’s hottest shoes uncovers a terrifying extraterrestrial truth. A Trinidadian girl watches in horror as her grandmother sheds her skin and becomes a fiery Caribbean vampire. A Hawaiian boy discovers a mysterious shell on the beach that comes with a horrible price. A Japanese yōkai girl sets out to claim her first human soul until she realizes she may be the prey.

Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this anthology features award-winning authors Samira Ahmed, Tracey Baptiste, Shakirah Bourne, Huda Fahmy, Lamar Giles, Donna Barba Higuera, Malia Maunakea, Ellen Oh, Dan Poblocki, Kristen Simmons, Ronald L. Smith, and Susan Tan. These chilling stories, including one graphic story, draw on different cultural folklore and explore identity, friendship, and family—leaving readers wary of what goes bump in the night.