Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower by Christian McKay Heidicker - ADVISABLE

Attack of the 50 Foot Wallflower by Christian McKay Heidicker, 299 pages, Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2018, $19.

Language: PG-13 (21 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence PG

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Phoebe Lane is always in the shadow of her beautiful and famous mother, who was taken by King Kong to the top of the Empire State Building.   That is, she was in her mother’s shadow until her ma goes missing in the small town of Pennybrooke.  Phoebe has another problem: her dad.  Phoebe and her mother seem to be the only ones who can see him in the clouds, and when he turns his gaze to them, bad things happen-like flesh eating plants and monster attacks.  Think anything from old B movie monster movies, and it’s there.   As Phoebe tries to find her mother, she begins to transform.  Really transform.  Like 50 feet of transforming.

If you like old monster movies, then this book is for you.  Phoebe is a great character who grows on you.  Literally.  I like that Phoebe struggles with her looks (which she gets from her dad) her growing pains, and self-discovery.  This is a fun, well-written read.  The ending, while satisfactory, leave a loose story line, so perhaps we haven’t seen the last of Phoebe, and that’s okay. 

Michelle in the Middle, Teacher