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    Monsters Unleashed #2: Bugging Out
    Monsters Unleashed #2: Bugging Out
    Monsters Unleashed #2: Bugging Out
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    Monsters Unleashed #2: Bugging Out

    By John Kloepfer and Mark Oliver

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    From the author of the popular Zombie Chasers series comes the second book in the hilarious, action-packed Monsters Unleashed duology.

    The only thing worse than monsters? Bugs. Billions of them.

    Just when Freddie Liddle thought he could catch a break, a new kind of terror infests his town: slimy, disgusting, man-eating, self-replicating bugs. But these aren’t just any pests—these bugs were 3D printed by Freddie’s classmate Trevor, and they’re stronger, faster, and meaner than any other insect on earth.

    Now it’s up to Freddie, his new friends, and their pet monsters to stop these bad bugs before they devour everything in sight. The kids start crunching, stomping, and smashing, but as the bugs get bigger, the chances of winning against them get smaller.

    Can Freddie and his friends get the creepy crawlers to buzz off before their town goes SPLAT?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 24, 2018
    ISBN9780062427557
    Monsters Unleashed #2: Bugging Out
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    John Kloepfer

    John Kloepfer is the author of the popular Monsters Unleashed and Zombie Chasers series, as well as the out-of-this-world alien trilogy Galaxy’s Most Wanted. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jenny, and their dog, Doozy.

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      Monsters Unleashed #2 - John Kloepfer

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      Freddie Liddle was back in art class. His seat was too small for him, and his back hurt from being hunched over his latest drawing. It was like nothing had changed—except everything was different. He and his friends were at a new school with new kids and new teachers.

      There was a good reason for this.

      Two weeks ago Freddie and his best friend and fellow outcast, Manny Vasquez, had accidentally created a trio of monsters using their then art teacher’s 3D printer. The monsters were based on Freddie’s drawings of the three meanest bullies in his class: Jordan Cross, the jock; Nina Green, the drama queen; and, last but never least, Quincy Moorehead, the know-it-all. These humongous monsters had destroyed their middle school, and nearly their entire town, before the kids managed to shrink them down.

      Freddie knew it sounded unbelievable.

      But even harder to swallow was that Freddie and his former bullies were all cool with one another now. For the first time in his life, Freddie had a real group of friends. And they also had pet minimonsters, which at the moment were stashed in Freddie’s closet. Before they could go home to their monsters, though, they had to get through the rest of the school day.

      At least they were in art class, Freddie’s favorite subject. In the back of the room, Freddie was sitting next to Manny. He watched as Manny’s light-brown hand doodled on a piece of paper. They were working on a page of their ongoing comic book that they were always tinkering with, but Manny seemed distracted.

      Finally, Manny put his pencil down and gestured to a kid at the end of the art table. The kid was scribbling angrily on his sketch pad. It looked like he was drawing some kind of weird insect, erasing it, then starting over until his paper was nothing more than a bunch of smudges and pink crumbs from his eraser. The more he tried to draw, the more frustrated he became.

      This guy is having some serious artist’s block, Manny said. It’s freaking me out. I can’t concentrate.

      Freddie felt bad for the kid, so he went over and tapped him on the shoulder. Hey, man, chill out, he said. Don’t draw angry.

      The kid looked up at Freddie. He was clearly flustered.

      Ugh. I hate art, the boy groaned. I can see what I want to draw, but I can’t draw it. He paused. My name is Trevor, by the way. Trevor Kelso.

      Freddie put out his hand. Freddie Liddle, he said. And this is Manny.

      Manny didn’t even look up. His long black hair fell over his eyes. Yo.

      Wow, you’re pretty good! Trevor said, glancing over at Freddie’s open sketchbook. He paused for a second. Hey, do you think you could draw this idea for me? Trevor asked Freddie. I’d pay you for it. . . .

      He doesn’t draw anything for less than forty bucks, Manny said.

      That’s pretty steep, Trevor said. All I’ve got is twenty dollars.

      Trevor pulled out the bill from his pocket. His fingers were long and knobby. In fact, the rest of Trevor was gawky and gangly, too, all knees and elbows. He had big hair that swooped behind each ear and fell just a couple inches short of his shoulders. He had a small forehead and long thin eyebrows, big bug eyes, pale white skin, and a long pointy nose. Freddie felt bad for the kid. At twelve years old and over six feet tall, Freddie had been made fun of a lot. He knew what it was like to be an outsider.

      That’s okay, Freddie said. No charge.

      You should consider yourself very lucky, Manny said to Trevor. Freddie’s drawing could be very valuable one day.

      Freddie couldn’t tell if his pal was being sarcastic or not. The last week or so, since they’d become friends with their former bullies, Manny had been acting strangely. And today he didn’t seem like himself at all.

      Trevor murmured something under his breath neither of them could hear, then crumpled up his botched drawing and tossed it on the floor. He started to write up a page of instructions with all the traits and features he wanted his weird made-up insect creature to have: camouflage armor, razor spikes, lightning-fast grappling claws, venomous fangs, chomping mandible. The list went on and on.

      Its name will be entomon, Trevor announced to them. "That’s Greek for insect."

      No waaaay . . . , Manny said in a long-drawn-out monotone.

      Freddie definitely sensed the sarcasm in his voice this time.

      Freddie studied the sheet that Trevor had given him and started to sketch the outline of the hybrid insect.

      Yes, that’s it exactly! Trevor exclaimed as Freddie drew the basic shape. I wish I could draw like you.

      Trevor watched over Freddie’s shoulder as he drew. Freddie did his best to make the entomon look as cool and as scary as possible. He drew its body like a cross between a beetle and an ant. The sleek blue-black bug had a hard shiny shell, pincers and claws and giant mandibles almost twice the size of its head. If Freddie had seen it on the wall of his bedroom, he probably would’ve peed in his pants.

      This is so cool, Trevor said. Thanks!

      Sure, buddy, Freddie told him, glad to be helping the kid out.

      The bell rang and Trevor snatched the drawing off the table with a gleam in his eyes. Pleasure doing business with you, big guy, he said with a wink as he hustled out of the art room.

      Freddie and Manny watched him go. I wonder why he’s in such a rush, Freddie said.

      He must be late for loser club, Manny replied as he packed up his stuff. He glanced at the clock. Oh shoot! I have to get to gym or else Mr. Felzer’s gonna make me run laps, He rushed out into the hallway.

      Across the art room, Jordan, Nina, and Quincy gathered their things and walked over to Freddie.

      What was that all about? asked Quincy.

      That kid’s a little strange. He’s in my science class, too, Nina said, nodding at where Trevor had just been sitting. She pushed back her thick braids and scrunched her nose. He’s obsessed with bugs. His binder has pictures of centipedes all over it.

      I know! Jordan said. He had a smudge of paint on his brown cheek. I saw that he has one with spiders all over it, too.

      C’mon, guys, give him a break, Freddie said. You don’t know what it’s like to be a loner.

      True. That’s why we keep you around, Freddie, Quincy said. "So, are we all good to go to your house

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