The Boy Who Made Monsters

Benji 相信很多人覺得不可能的事——爸媽會平安回家、與弟弟在蘇格蘭山區可以過得快樂，甚至，湖裡真的有怪獸。他一心想幫助叔叔拯救觀光事業，帶著朋友們出發尋找「Loch Lochy」湖怪。故事以溫柔的筆調處理思念與希望，在幽默中滲入失落與堅持，令人動容。Jenny Pearson 擅長在輕快的冒險中點出家庭與成長的真實重量，讀來讓人一邊笑、一邊鼻酸。

"Laughs, adventure, tears, and most importantly heart." Phil Earle, author of When The Sky Falls"A glorious, hilarious, and touching triumph of a book." Katya Balen, author of October, OctoberA one-of-a-kind tale of love, loss, laughter and hope, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson. Benji McLaughlin is a visionary. He believes in things other people think are impossible, like that he and his brother Stanley will be happy living with their uncle, and that the Loch Lochy monster is real, and that his parents will come home safely one day.

So when he finds out that Uncle Hamish's holiday business is struggling, Benji's not worried. He has a visionary plan. Together with his new friends, Murdy and Mr Dog, he sets off to prove that the Loch Lochy monster exists, and bring tourists flooding in.

But Benji might have to confront different monsters to the one he expects. Praise for Jenny Pearson:SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD, WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE, LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARD and the BRANFORD BOASE AWARD"Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling." David Baddiel"As funny and tender as it could ever be." Frank Cottrell-Boyce"Heart-warming and genuinely funny." The Times