This book has an imaginative plot and a wonderful sense of whimsy. It is fast-paced taking full advantage of the nonsensical opportunities inherent in monster hunts taken on by a little girl and her invisible dog. There are wonderfully eccentric characters: the Brigadier, a 30 foot dog man who wears a chicken suit and plays the accordion, the Bulegars, stone heads on wheels, that tear up the landscape, and mountain range that threatens to destroy the universe. The book is about the trials and tribulations of growing up and accepting one's self. After all, Tess learns, the universe would be rather boring if we were all the same.
Sebastian Heart is living with the Grinch and the Invisible Man. His mother is in the Antarctic and he's pretty sure no one has bothered to buy him a Christmas present. There is a storm of storms on Christmas Eve. A runaway semi shoved the family SUV off the road and down the embankment. Sebastian has to step up to save his brother and dad. He wasn't, however, anticipating having to ride the back of an enraged grizzly.
Tommy's been bad and Christmas is cancelled. His dad is a soldier in Afghanistan. Tommy climbs into his rocket and flies over the ocean to see if his dad can help him save Christmas.
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