Misfit Mansion
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4.9 • 8 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends meets Hilda and the Troll in this spooky and sweet middle grade graphic novel about a monster girl who sneaks out of her foster home and into a human town in search of a forever family but finds more than she bargained for.
Despite her monstrous appearance, Iris has never felt like she belongs in a mansion filled with kelpies and gorgons and unicorns. She longs to find a family. Unfortunately, she and her housemates are trapped in a “foster home for horrors” run by former paranormal investigator Mr. Halloway. So, when a human boy named Mathias breaks the house’s sealing spell, Iris and her companions are set free upon the town of Dead End Springs.
What Iris doesn’t know is that Mathias is also a paranormal hunter (the kind who seeks to capture and destroy the horrors), or that there are other dangers ahead. As Iris searches for a home, she makes human friends, explores a brand-new world…and stumbles upon a dark secret that Halloway has kept locked in the basement of the house. Will this long-slumbering mystery destroy the family Iris so desperately seeks?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
On the outskirts of Dead End Springs is an enchanted foster home for supernatural creatures rescued by their brown-skinned human guardian Mr. Halloway. But the magic that keeps the creatures safe also keeps them locked inside the mansion, and blue-skinned Iris longs to visit the places she sees in comics and on TV. Moreover, she yearns to connect with humans, believing they will be more accepting of her than Mr. Halloway, whose anxious nature convinces Iris he's afraid of her. While Mr. Halloway is on an excursion rounding up more horrors in need, a young paranormal hunter manages to break the magic seal before being scared off by a resident. Emboldened, Iris seizes the opportunity to attend the town's Harvest Festival, a Halloween-like event that encourages costumes, providing ideal cover for Iris and her friends. As Iris interacts with the townsfolk, she considers where she truly fits in, even as a mysterious voice in her head portends trouble. A cartoonishly adorable monster cast populate the brightly colored pages of this uplifting tale. Through earnest and optimistic depictions of found family dynamics, Davault (Star Knight) presents the ups and downs of relationships while emphasizing openness, communication, and acceptance. Ages 8–up.
Customer Reviews
I love it and want more!
I hope this end becomes a series I search years for a great book like this it’s hard now days to find great stories from the heart and not from warped cultus out to brainwash kids. This and star knights are truly master peace’s and I hope more to come👍❤️