by Dave Eggers
First published 2009
Young Max flees his troubled home, hopping a boat to a faraway island. There, he encounters a tribe of wild, rampaging beasts - and soon crowns himself their king. But as Max learns, being a monster monarch has its challenges. He must balance the creatures' needs with his own longing for family and stability. In this imaginative adaptation of the children's classic, a boy's inner turmoil erupts into an epic adventure, where the real and fantastical collide.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, adventure, fantasy, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
304 pages · Paperback · Vintage