Adam has just downloaded a game that lets him wander around the neighborhood and catch monsters. But for Adam, it's not just a game. The monsters are real. And so is the training, the hunting and the battles!
Read the diary of a real boy in an unreal situation as he learns to capture and train these creatures while also dealing with all the monsters of normal middle school life. He's got a bully who loves giving him swirlies, and there's a girl that he has a major crush on but doesn't know how to talk to. His parents are always being so... parenty. Adam's take on all this is hilarious and exciting. Tons of thrills and laughs, if that's the sort of thing you're into.
This book is for the fan of Pokemon and Pokemon Go in your life. All of us wish we could actually be in the Pokemon games and reading this book lets your dreams come true! If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you'll love the way this story is told too!
Filled with Adam's funny (and sometimes terrible) drawings this book is easy to read. There are no nasty cliffhangers. And with at least 55 pages of reading material, you're sure to get your money's worth.
What are you waiting for, get reading!
Excerpt
Monday
Do you know what a swirly is?
If not, you’re lucky.
A swirly is when someone puts your head in the toilet and then flushes it so that your hair gets all swirled up.
Now, do you know what a swirllo is?
Probably not.
A swirllo is when someone empties a whole package of jello into the toilet before giving you a swirly.
The swirllo was invented by a genius by the name of Bruce Burgsby. And diary, I’d like to record for the rest of history, that the swirllo was invented today. And I was there to witness it happening. Mind you I didn’t see much because my head was underwater. All I could see was the spinning storm of green jello water.
Yes, I was the one who got swirrloed, okay? I’m not proud of it, but frankly it’s normal. Bruce Burgsby has been giving me a swirly after school every Monday for weeks! The jello was a nice change. Spiced things up!
Tuesday
Diary, you aren’t going to believe what happened today.
So, I’m walking home from school today, and I’m feeling kind of sad again. That reminds me of the app that Gracey showed me. So I pull out my phone and tap on it.
I start spinning around, looking at my phone screen, searching for any monsters. The app shows the monsters in the real world around you.
I don’t see anything right away, but when I’m just around the corner from home, I see a little tail sticking out from behind one of the bushes on my phone. I get closer and closer, and when I get really close, it moves and bursts out from under the bush.
I stare at my phone screen and it looks like a tiny dinosaur with a big round head. Its scales are bright red and everywhere it steps, the grass is black and burnt.
I tap my phone screen, trying to hit the little monster, so that I can catch it. It’s quick and I miss it the first couple times. But I haven’t spent hours playing video games for nothing. I’m faster and I catch it with a flick of my thumb.
The monster struggles for a second and then he’s mine! I feel so proud.
I put my phone down from my face, about to turn away, but then I see the grass! There are little burnt foot prints there in the grass. In real life! I touch them to see if they’re real. The grass even smells burnt…
I look back at my phone. The little monster is waving at me from the screen. I look at the flashing button beneath him: “Train”. I hesitate for a second, then click it.
On my phone screen, I can see the monster is back on the grass in front of me. Slowly I drop my phone to see behind it.
And there it is.
In real life.
A little flaming dinosaur, standing on the grass of Mrs. Leopold’s lawn.
I quickly hit the “Stop Training” button, which zaps the little monster back into my phone and then I run all the way home without stopping.
