Man Made Boy
by Jon Skovron
Love can be a real monster. Sixteen-year-old Boy?™s never left home. When you?™re the son of Frankenstein?™s monster and the Bride, it?™s tough to go out in public, unless you want to draw the attention of a torch-wielding mob. And since Boy and his family live in a secret enclave of monsters hidden under Times Square, it?™s important they maintain a low profile. Boy?™s only interactions with the world are through the Internet, where he?™s a hacker extraordinaire who can hide his hulking body and stitched-together face behind a layer of code. When conflict erupts at home, Boy runs away and embarks on a cross-country road trip with the granddaughters of Jekyll and Hyde, who introduce him to malls and diners, love and heartbreak. But no matter how far Boy runs, he can?™t escape his demons?"both literal and figurative?"until he faces his family once more. This hilarious, romantic, and wildly imaginative...