Media Release -- In vain of the popular paranormal romance genre, the My Boyfriend Is a Monster series is a fun, cheeky, fast-paced take on teen romances about boyfriends who are literally monsters. While not a parody of any specific series, My Boyfriend Is a Monster aims its wooden stake, silver bullet, and pitchfork straight at the heart of YA books and horror/fantasy stories. Each book in the My Boyfriend Is a Monster series, published by Graphic Universe™, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, is set in the same strange, supernatural world, with some recurring characters. The stories respect and show real love for their genre roots, while keeping a foundation in real-life teen relationship worries.
My Boyfriend Is a Monster launches with two titles in Spring 2011. But don’t be afraid—there are more monstrously romantic adventures to come next season!
#01 I Love Him to Pieces
Can love survive the zombie apocalypse? Dicey is the star of her high school baseball team, and Jack's the star of the science program. But opposites start attracting when they're assigned to be partners in a class project. Now an outbreak of a weird infection—it eats your brains and leaves you hungry for more—might not mean just the end of their first date. It might mean the end of everything. Will their relationship fall apart faster than zombies in the Florida sun?
#02 Made for Each Other
Tom is the perfect guy for Maria—nice, smart, and well-built. There's just one problem: his family. Tom's father is the town's new funeral director, and business is booming. Dr. Stone keeps Tom up late at night working in the funeral home, and it's clear that Dr. Stone doesn’t want Maria around. Maria is determined to find out what Dr. Stone has against her. When Tom refuses to stand up to his father, Maria begins to stitch together the clues...and finds out that the Stones are into recycling in ways she never imagined.
Plus, check out our daily My Boyfriend Is a Monster webcomic at myboyfriendisamonster.com.
About the Authors
Evonne Tsang is a native New Yorker who earned a BA in English with a minor in creative writing from New York University.
Paul D. Storrie has written comics for Caliber Comics, Moonstone Books, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics.
About the Artists
Janina Görrissen was born in Frankenthal, Germany, and studied comic arts in Barcelona, Spain. Her works include the shojo manga Kairi and Black is for Beginnings.
Eldon Cowgur is the creator of the webcomic Astray3.
About the Publisher
Graphic Universe™, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, creates high-interest fiction and nonfiction titles through supreme graphic novel artwork and story lines created by experienced artists of this genre. Founded in 1959, Lerner Publishing Group is one of the nation’s largest independent children’s book publishers and currently has eleven imprints and divisions. For further information, visit Lerner Publishing Group’s website at www.lernerbooks.com.
PUBLICATION DATE:
April 2011
#01 I Love Him to Pieces
LB: 978-0-7613-6004-9 * $29.27
PB: 978-0-7613-7079-6 * $9.95
EB: 978-0-7613-7185-4 * $21.95
#02 Made for Each Other
LB: 978-0-7613-5601-1 * $29.27
PB: 978-0-7613-7077-2 * $9.95
EB: 978-0-7613-7186-1 * $21.95
Ages 12–18
128 Pages ? 5 ¼ x 7 ½
To Purchase: Visit your local bookstore, order by phone at 800-328-4929, or visit us online at www.lernerbooks.com.
