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  • Published: 11 March 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593646335
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $35.00

A Home for Unusual Monsters





A girl who has spent her life in disguise tackles a mission that uncovers lies and surprises around every corner. Nothing is as it seems in the next cozily creepy monster mystery from acclaimed author Shaun David Hutchinson.

A girl who has spent her life in disguise tackles a mission that uncovers lies and surprises around every corner. Nothing is as it seems in the next cozily creepy monster mystery from acclaimed author Shaun David Hutchinson.

Sam Osborne may have helped her new friend Hector Griggs save St. Lawrence’s Catholic School for Boys from a terrifying monster, but she is still trying to prove herself as a member of Kairos, the secretive and shadowy government agency devoted to investigating the strange and unusual. And her unique ability to control how others see her makes her the perfect agent…if she can learn to play by Kairos’ rules.  

Her next mission? Use her powers of disguise to infiltrate the family of a former agent to find top secret information about monsters hiding in plain sight. But even though Sam is well versed in deception, she may not be prepared for the web of secrets she uncovers. Especially since she may not be the only one pretending to be someone—or something—she’s not. And once the clues are unraveled and the truth is revealed, the monsters she’s searching for might just be closer to home…

  • Published: 11 March 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593646335
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $35.00

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Praise for A Home for Unusual Monsters

Praise for The School For Invisible Boys:

Anyone who's ever felt overlooked or underestimated will relate to this haunting and heartfelt series starter." —The New York Times

"A captivating combination of dark fantasy and tween drama built on a cast of nuanced characters, methodical world-building, and suspenseful storytelling"
The Horn Book

“A beautiful, necessary, intimate, and above all exciting story.”
—Delilah S. Dawson, NYT bestselling author of Mine

"A tale with equal parts horror and heart." —KR Alexander, bestselling author of Gallowgate and The Collector

"Well-paced, multilayered horror story.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Heartwarming adventure.” —Publisher’s Weekly

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