Monster of the Month Club [Hardcover]

Dian Curtis Regan (Author), Laura Cornell (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Thirteen-year-old Rilla's life becomes chaotic when someone anonymously enrolls her in the Monster of the Month Club and little living monsters start to arrive in the mail.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6?When Rilla Harmony Earth receives a subscription to the Monster of the Month Club, she expects to get a year's worth of stuffed animals. However, when she opens the January shipment, she is greeted by a live creature with seven eyes, fluffy silver fur, and a taste for popsicles and frozen yogurt. She manages to hide him from her mother, the guests at their bed-and-breakfast inn, and the members of her home-schooling group. However, when February arrives, bringing a new monster that requires constant companionship, Rilla decides that she's had enough...and there are still 10 months to go! The girl's creative ways of concealing and feeding her strange pets are funny and her unusual home situation adds interest, as do the occasional, humorous black-and-white illustrations. An unresolved subplot involving her absent father is a bit distracting, but this is still an enjoyable fantasy.?Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL
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From Booklist

Gr. 3-5. Rilla Harmony Earth lives with her mother and aunt, who run the Harmony House Bed and Breakfast. The sign out front reads "Peace to Every One," but chaos reigns in Rilla's attic room when she starts receiving packages from the Monster of the Month Club. Feeding the beasts, keeping the peace, and hiding the little monsters is turning into a full-time job. Readers will enjoy the humor and mounting tension as Rilla seeks to cope with her charges, her family, and her infatuation with fellow home-schooler Joshua Banks. Entertaining light fiction with a catchy title and a snappy jacket illustration. Carolyn Phelan

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holth & Co (J); 1st edition (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805034439
• ISBN-13: 978-0805034431
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,554,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dian Curtis Regan is the author of more than 50 books for young readers.

She is a former "Member of the Year" of the Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators, has been inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writers' Hall of Fame, and has received a "Distinguished Medal of Service in Children's Literature" from the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers. Also, a library in South America has been dedicated to her.

Dian was born in Colorado Springs, graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and taught school in Denver. She is a frequent speaker at writing conferences and schools.

She has lived in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Venezuela, and Kansas.
Websites: www.diancurtisregan.com www.princessnevermore.com www.rockycavekids.com
princessnevermorefansite.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious book!, June 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Monster of the Month Club (Hardcover)

This is the first book in a series of four about a girl, named Rilla, who recieves a mysterious present in the mail announcing that someone has bought her a year-long subscription to the Monster of the Month Club. Every month she recieves a new monster in the mail. No one ever told her that the monsters would be live ones! Each monster comes complete with feeding instructions and strange warnings that must be heeded, or else . . .

These are extremely funny books that will keep you laughing till the very end. As a Librarian, I recommend this book all the time to children (and adults) and they love it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A really great read!!!!!, March 8, 2007

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This review is from: Monster of the Month Club (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. After beginning to read it I'd realized that I'd read this book before when I was younger. I also remembered how much I loved and still love the story.

Rilla Harmony Earth is embarrassed by her family because they don't let her do "normal" things like go to public school, eat junk food, or drink sodas. She has to be quiet in her own home because her home is a bed and breakfast that is owned by her mother and her aunt. One day Rilla goes to the mailbox and finds a box addressed to her from the Monster of the Month club. When she gets it into her room, which is the attic, and opens it something foreign and furry climbs out of the box. Rilla realizes that this is no ordinary club. That's not the only monster she receives.

This really is a great read. I loved it and will wind up reading it again. Dian Curtis Regan did a really great job with the plot of this book and I was intrigued throughout the entire story from the very first sentence.

5.0 out of 5 stars My FAVORITE BOOK, December 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Monster of the Month Club (Paperback)

This book is not only really funny, but unpredictable and interesting. When I saw the cover, I wasn't sure if it was a good book. But when I started reading, I didn't want to put the book down! Everyone should read it.