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The Monster Hypothesis
by Romily Bernard
Disclaimer: I received this book from Disney. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Author: Romily Bernard
Book Series: Standalone so far
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: December 10, 2019
Genre: MG Mystery
Recommended Age: 10+ (science and mystery! Some scary moments with missing kids)
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 304
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Synopsis: Welcome to Bohring-home to 453 people, 2,053 alligators, and one monster curse.
Correction: home to 454 people, now that Kick Winter is living in the swamp Hollows with her Grandma Missouri, the town (fake) psychic. Bohring is anything but boring for Kick who has already blown a hole through the kitchen floor, befriended a chicken-eating gator, and discovered that the town's hundred-year curse is upon them.
It's the Bohring curse and all the kids are about to become monsters-or so the legend goes. People are worried-except for Kick. She knows there's a scientific explanation for everything, especially curses and monsters. But Kick is the new kid in school and she's determined to make a name for herself . . . by pretending to be psychic.
According to her calculations: one teeny-tiny life + (fake) psychic skills = popularity. But when kids start disappearing and glowing creatures start showing up, Kick's theory quickly evaporates in a puff of foul-smelling swamp gas. Can Kick use her (real) science smarts to prove the curse is a hoax? Or is it just-maybe-sort of-somehow possible the curse is here?
Review: This was a really fun book! I loved the character development of Kick and Carolina, I loved seeing that Kick, who’s our main character, had a love for science, in a day and age where we still need more women in STEM programs, and I loved the story. It was a fun mystery filled with scientific explanations and even for a middle grade book the writing and explanation of the science was very well described. The book also features Kick’s experiment book in the back and it tells kids how to do some of science experiments. Definitely recommend for any middle grader.
The book didn’t really have an issue, but I would like to see more of this book in a series. I think that this could be greatly expanded and it can help younger girls and boys alike get more into science and history.
Verdict: A definite must read for your little ones and for you older ones too! Never too old to learn science!
Author: Romily Bernard
Book Series: Standalone so far
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: December 10, 2019
Genre: MG Mystery
Recommended Age: 10+ (science and mystery! Some scary moments with missing kids)
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 304
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Welcome to Bohring-home to 453 people, 2,053 alligators, and one monster curse.
Correction: home to 454 people, now that Kick Winter is living in the swamp Hollows with her Grandma Missouri, the town (fake) psychic. Bohring is anything but boring for Kick who has already blown a hole through the kitchen floor, befriended a chicken-eating gator, and discovered that the town's hundred-year curse is upon them.
It's the Bohring curse and all the kids are about to become monsters-or so the legend goes. People are worried-except for Kick. She knows there's a scientific explanation for everything, especially curses and monsters. But Kick is the new kid in school and she's determined to make a name for herself . . . by pretending to be psychic.
According to her calculations: one teeny-tiny life + (fake) psychic skills = popularity. But when kids start disappearing and glowing creatures start showing up, Kick's theory quickly evaporates in a puff of foul-smelling swamp gas. Can Kick use her (real) science smarts to prove the curse is a hoax? Or is it just-maybe-sort of-somehow possible the curse is here?
Review: This was a really fun book! I loved the character development of Kick and Carolina, I loved seeing that Kick, who’s our main character, had a love for science, in a day and age where we still need more women in STEM programs, and I loved the story. It was a fun mystery filled with scientific explanations and even for a middle grade book the writing and explanation of the science was very well described. The book also features Kick’s experiment book in the back and it tells kids how to do some of science experiments. Definitely recommend for any middle grader.
The book didn’t really have an issue, but I would like to see more of this book in a series. I think that this could be greatly expanded and it can help younger girls and boys alike get more into science and history.
Verdict: A definite must read for your little ones and for you older ones too! Never too old to learn science!