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No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt

No Place for Monsters is a spooky, supernatural-themed novel for emerging juvenile readers.  Children are vanishing along with all of their belongings and the loved ones in their lives have no recollections of them.  The main characters set out to uncover clues that lead them to the eventual rescue of said missing children.  Supporting characters have mostly negative attitudes and rude behavior toward the “hero” children throughout the book.  The story has some repetitiveness as well as a bit of confusion at the beginning. However, brilliant illustrations help make this story a quick-read.  Recommended reading grades 3-5.