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My Little Brother is a Monster

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 5
Page count: 17
Categories: Fantasy, Halloween, Humor, Scary

Author

Bruce
Coville

Appeared in

The One Right Thing

Story Summary

1. Baby appears on doorstep in basket. 2. Baby grows fur and fangs at night. 3. Baby talks at six months. 4. Green-skinned, red-eyed, fang-mouthed monster breaks through the closet door demanding the baby. 5. Jason grabs baby and tries to run but can't. 6. A blue monster with a long gray beard leans in the window and growls, "If you want to live to see morning, follow me." Oh dear, oh my!