THEODORA HENDRIX AND THE MONSTROUS LEAGUE OF MONSTERS
by Jordan Kopy
(S&S BFYR, July 16, 2024)
“[A] gruesomely funny tale… this action-packed spooky mystery is full of ghoulish characters and offbeat humor, and is ideal for independent young readers.” – BookTrust (UK)
The Monstrous League of Monsters has three rules:
1) Keep monsters hidden from humans,
2) Protect humans from bad monsters,
3) Help bad monsters become good monsters.
But when zombie George and his cat companion Bandit find an abandoned human baby in a spooky cemetery, they can’t just leave her to be eaten by hobgoblins. So, breaking rule #1 in the Monstrous League of Monsters rulebook, they spirit her home where she quickly becomes part of a very unusual monster family.
Author Jordan Kopy talks to Authorlink about the challenges and fun of writing her debut novel.
In the debut novel by a fun, clever new voice in the middle grade universe, THEODORA HENDRIX AND THE MONSTROUS LEAGUE OF MONSTERS by Jordan Kopy (S&S BFYR, July 2024), 10-year-old Theodora Hendrix isn’t scarred by her monstrous upbringing, although she does struggle to make friends at her school, and the villainous headmistress Mrs. Frumple seems out to get her. However, Theodora makes a new friend in Dexter and things are taking a turn for the better. That is, until a series of anonymous letters arrive at the League, suggesting that someone is about to
reveal the secret of Theodora’s monster family home life. If Theodora doesn’t act fast, she may lose her beloved family forever.
THEODORA HENDRIX AND THE MONSTROUS LEAGUE OF MONSTERS is the Addams Family meets Nancy Drew in this delightfully spooky illustrated middle grade series following a precocious young human girl who fiercely loves her monster foster family and will do anything to stay with them. And the best part, the reader can help solve the mystery by joining the Eye Spy Monster Agency!
Jordan Kopy is a born and raised New Yorker who now lives in London with her husband and poorly behaved (but lovable) cat. A financial services professional by day (no idea how that happened), Jordan spends her nights with ghouls, witches, and the occasional evil hag. She’s also the author of Theodora Hendrix and the Curious Case of the Cursed Beetle and Theodora Hendrix and the Snare of the Shadowmongers.
About the Illustrator:
Chris Jevons is a children’s picture book illustrator with a passion for character design and storytelling. He began his career studying art and design at college and 3Danimation at university. After graduating, he worked as a graphic designer, 2D animator, and illustrator.
Hi Doris…Remember me… Jeannie Flinn Furlong?…it’s been a while..but I’ve been busy!
I have a Children’s Picture Book, “Out You Monsters!” coming out soon…abnd will be announcing a Children’s Picture Book Elfkin ‘friendly variety’ Monster-Monsters Trilogy Series launching around September/October!
I’d LOVE to have an interview you at some point, and release the interview on my WebSite which is now in it’s pre-launch stage and under construction/development!!! Would you be interested? Let me know at jeanniejeanniejeannie@yahoo.com when you would be available and what you would like me to highlight about you!!! If my math is correct…I think we would have bumped heads somewhere around the same time my husband, Kendall, and I became active members in DFWWW group which would have been approximately 2004/2005 perhaps???
Hi, Jeannie,
I believe I remember your name from DFW workshop. Please email me a press hit and publisher and we will see what we can do, though we don’t cover many children’s titles.