“Like a missive from the soul.” – Kirkus Reviews
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THE BOYS OF THE BEAST
Three cousins. Four days. One car. This smart and fearless road-trip novel is perfect for fans of David Levithan, Benjamin Alire Saenz, or Meg Medina.
THE ROUTE. Seventeen hundred miles from Portland, Oregon, to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
THE BEAST. Grandma Lupe’s 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.
THE BOYS. Three strangers who also happen to be cousins:
Matt. Evangelical Christian. Earnest. Film nerd. Carrying a dream to make movies–despite the future his father has planned for him.
Ethan. Jewish. Gay. Sci-fi nerd. Carrying a phone that contains his entire relationship with Levi–unless they finally get to meet IRL on this trip.
Oscar. Stoner. Smartass. Too cool to be a nerd. Carrying a letter that haunts him–no matter how hard he tries to escape it.
THE END …just might be a new beginning.
REVIEWS
BOYS OF THE BEAST receives a positive Kirkus review: “… the three Latinx cousins (Matt has a White father) soon develop into fully endearing heroes thanks to Zepeda’s deft, potent writing.” Read the full review here.
BOYS OF THE BEAST receives a positive Foreword review: “The young adult novel Boys of the Beast zips easily along, just like the 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe that carries its three cousins to their satisfying destination.” Read the full review here.
Monica’s debut YA novel, Boys of the Beast, is the winner of Lee & Low’s New Visions Award. Read the press release.