Monster Problems by Victor Pineiro

The second book in the acclaimed Time Villains series follows Puerto Rican Javi and his friends as they try to stop Count Dracula from taking over their school

“Magnificent.” -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED Review on Time Villains

Story Thieves meets Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library in the second book of this wacky, hilarious, and fast-paced middle-grade series. Can Javi and his friends stop Count Dracula from taking over the school?

With Blackbeard banished from their present time, life has gone somewhat back to normal for Javi, his sister Brady, and his best friend Wiki. And Javi can now focus on his favorite thing in the world- crafting extreme sandwiches. Except their beloved Principal Gale has to make an unexpected trip back to Oz, leaving the excessively strict and downright terrifying Ms. Vlad in charge.

With the school all kinds of doom and gloom the trio is desperate for some change. Luckily that arrives in the form of their new Vice Principal, Mr. Dragon. Mr. D is immediately adored by the students, especially Brady, and Javi’s glad he wasn’t forced to summon any historical or fictional folks from his magical table to get the school back on track.

Except something seems a little off about Mr. Dragon, and soon it’s clear he isn’t who he says he is. With Brady under his spell he’s able to summon his monster crew to take over the town, and eventually the world. Javi’s going to have to get his own team if he’s going to stop their evil vice principal before it’s too late.

When Finistere’s stern acting principal, Ms. Vlad, invites Mr. Dragon to be her vice-principle, the students immediately adore him, but unbeknownst to them, he is nefariously planning to take over the world, and it is up to Javi to stop him before it is too late.

About the Author: VICTOR PI EIRO heads up content and social media at an ad agency where he’s run @YouTube, some of @Google and launched @Skittles, creating its award-winning zany voice. He’s also designed games and toys for Hasbro, written/produced a popular documentary on virtual worlds, and taught third graders. Time Villains was his first novel.

01 Aug 2022
 

Monster Problems by Victor Pineiro ISBN 9781728251394