May 2016 Debut of the Month Max Helsing is seriously cool – a dab hand with a yo-yo, with a great line in banter, and he rides a Chopper. Oh yes, and he’s descended from Professor Van Helsing, of Dracula fame, and fights vampires when he’s not at school. Max is a trainee monster hunter and he needs all that cool and all his wits to stay alive until the end of the book because on his 13th birthday he suddenly becomes the target for all manner of aggressive supernatural creatures. As you’d expect this is full of thrilling action sequences but Max is a proper character, a decent young man at that, and his sardonic commentary on the gruesome goings on keep the balance between frightening and funny. Monstrous fun!
Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse will appeal to fans of Percy Jackson’s adventures. 13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt is another smart, sophisticated horror story. ~ Andrea Reece
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Descended from a long line of monster hunters, Max Helsing does a pretty good job of being an eighth grader by day and keeping his tow n safe from demons, ghouls and the occasional mummy by night. That is, until he turns thriteen and discovers he's been cursed by an ancient vampire w ho w ants him dead - at any cost. To save the w orld - and his life - Max must rely on his w ise-cracking best friend, cantankerous monster, computer genius neighbour, and brand-new puppy.
He'll need all their help and more to break the Thirteenth Curse!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Monster Hunter and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Monster Hunter features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Horror & Ghost Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
Monster Hunter is available in Paperback
Monster Hunter was written by Curtis Jobling and published by Orchard Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Monster Hunter has 342 pages
Yes it is part of Max Helsing series
£7.19
