{"product_id":"my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-book-two","title":"My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Whiting Award WINNER in Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eReviews\u003c\/em\u003e Best 100 Books of the Century (So Far)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Books of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChicago Public Library Favorite Books of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e Best Fiction Books of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNPR Books We Love 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eForbes\u003c\/em\u003e Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e Best Graphic Novels of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Graphic Novels of 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, \u003cem\u003eMy Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book Two\u003c\/em\u003e is the eagerly awaited conclusion to one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of the past decade. Presented as the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes as she tries to solve the murder of her beloved and enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBook Two\u003c\/em\u003e, dark mysteries past and present continue to abound in the tumultuous and violent Chicago summer of 1968. Young Karen attends a protest in Grant Park and finds herself swept up in a police stomping. Privately, she continues to investigate Anka's recent death and discovers one last cassette tape that sheds light upon Anka's heroic activities in Nazi Germany. She wrestles with her own sexual identity, the death of her mother, and the secrets she suspects her brother Deez of hiding. Ferris's exhilarating cast of characters experience revelations and epiphanies that both resolve and deepen the mysteries visited upon them earlier. Visually, the story is told in Ferris's inimitable style that breathtakingly and seamlessly combines panel-to-panel storytelling and cartoon montages filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster mag iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51814783615207,"sku":"9781683969273","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_36fb77e1-be33-451c-a5af-71743a2e6a62.jpg?v=1771904198","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-book-two","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}