I’m trying to find a children’s book for middle school/YA age about a boy who collects monster memorabilia and is able to somehow bring them to life.
Mummies, Frankenstein type monsters, a blob etc. He thinks it is cool at first but of course it becomes a cause for concern. It deals a lot with him being an outcast for being a “Monster Kid”.
He eventually realizes the monsters can’t live in his bedroom and he has to get rid of them.
I cannot seem to get the right keywords despite remembering specifics about the plot.
To Clarify,
The Monsters show up/ are summoned. The monster posters and models don’t really come to life. (I should have been more clear). I read it a bunch of times in the 80s, but I’m not positive it was written in the 80s.
Thanks!
I remember this! But not the title or author… Maybe something by Betsy Byars? I feel like I can almost picture the cover. Or by Bruce Coville maybe?