School is done, I’m heading home.It was such an awesome day!I got the role of Ninja Masterin this year’s school play!
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So now I’m feeling brave and strong,and full of courage, too!But if I’m going to be a then there’s one thing left to do!
hero
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monster
See, there’s a with claws and teeth and hair.And tonight, I’m going to scare him!
in my closet,
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I spot my monster right away.He’s practicing his He almost scares me half to death,but I won’t be scared anymore!
rr
oaroar
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I reach into my bag of tricksand pull out my first trap.I’ll catch my monster right away.
It’ll be a snap!
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Okay, he’s stronger than I thought.But I’m not finished yet.I’ll catch him in my ninja-nabbing net!
super-stickysuper-sticky
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escaped
Aack! He just again!But my next trap will not miss.I’ll give him every trick I’ve got.He won’t get out of this!
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I stare at him, and he stares back.His monster eyes look “I’m sorry, friend. I really am.Oh, please, just don’t be mad.”
sad
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“I never meant to scare you.I did it by mistake.It’s hard to play when you’re asleep.
wide awake!
I want you
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So then I stop my Ninja Bot,and he pulls the bars apart.I shake his hand, and then he smiles…
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AND RIPS A MASSIVE
FART!
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“That’s how we say hello, my friend.We do it all the time!Just take a whiff! You’ll see it smells
strawberries
lime
like
and
.”
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And then he takes me to his house,which seems a little weird.He lets me meet his mom and dad.
creature
Is this the
that I feared?
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We play for hours, and have such fun,
Volcano Pie
and eat And when he throws me in the air,he throws me really high!
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Then, at last, it’s time for bed.He helps me brush my teeth.But he squeezes all my he’s strong beyond belief!But he squeezes all my
out...out...tttBut he squeezes all my tBut he squeezes all my tBut he squeezes all my tBut he squeezes all my oooooottthhhpppaaassstt
teee
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The night is done, and Mom comes into tuck me nice and tight.I’m glad I’m feeling It’s time to say good night.
safe and sound
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ood
ight!
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School is done, I’m heading home.It was such an awesome day!I got the role of Ninja Masterin this year’s school play!
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 6
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CatchAMonster_INT.indd 7
3/13/17 3:32 PM
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 8
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So now I’m feeling brave and strong,and full of courage, too!But if I’m going to be a then there’s one thing left to do!
hero
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 9
3/13/17 3:32 PM
monster
See, there’s a with claws and teeth and hair.And tonight, I’m going to scare him!
in my closet,
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 10
3/13/17 3:32 PM
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 11
3/13/17 3:32 PM
I spot my monster right away.He’s practicing his He almost scares me half to death,but I won’t be scared anymore!
rr
oaroar
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 12
3/13/17 3:32 PM
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 13
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I reach into my bag of tricksand pull out my first trap.I’ll catch my monster right away.
It’ll be a snap!
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 14
3/13/17 3:32 PM
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 15
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Okay, he’s stronger than I thought.But I’m not finished yet.I’ll catch him in my ninja-nabbing net!
super-stickysuper-sticky
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 16
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CatchAMonster_INT.indd 17
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escaped
Aack! He just again!But my next trap will not miss.I’ll give him every trick I’ve got.He won’t get out of this!
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 18
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CatchAMonster_INT.indd 19
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CatchAMonster_INT.indd 20
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I stare at him, and he stares back.His monster eyes look “I’m sorry, friend. I really am.Oh, please, just don’t be mad.”
sad
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 21
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“I never meant to scare you.I did it by mistake.It’s hard to play when you’re asleep.
wide awake!
I want you
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 22
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CatchAMonster_INT.indd 23
3/13/17 3:32 PM
So then I stop my Ninja Bot,and he pulls the bars apart.I shake his hand, and then he smiles…
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 24
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AND RIPS A MASSIVE
FART!
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 25
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“That’s how we say hello, my friend.We do it all the time!Just take a whiff! You’ll see it smells
strawberries
lime
like
and
.”
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 26
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CatchAMonster_INT.indd 27
3/13/17 3:32 PM
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 28
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And then he takes me to his house,which seems a little weird.He lets me meet his mom and dad.
creature
Is this the
that I feared?
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 29
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We play for hours, and have such fun,
Volcano Pie
and eat And when he throws me in the air,he throws me really high!
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 30
3/13/17 3:32 PM
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 31
3/13/17 3:32 PM
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 32
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Then, at last, it’s time for bed.He helps me brush my teeth.But he squeezes all my he’s strong beyond belief!But he squeezes all my
out...out...tttBut he squeezes all my tBut he squeezes all my tBut he squeezes all my tBut he squeezes all my oooooottthhhpppaaassstt
teee
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The night is done, and Mom comes into tuck me nice and tight.I’m glad I’m feeling It’s time to say good night.
safe and sound
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 34
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ood
ight!
CatchAMonster_INT.indd 35
3/13/17 3:32 PM
Copyright © 2017 by Sourcebooks, Inc.Cover design by Sourcebooks, Inc.Cover and internal illustrations © Andy ElkertonSourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in
the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.Published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410
(630) 961-3900Fax: (630) 961-2168www.sourcebooks.comLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher.Source of Production: Leo Paper, Heshan City, Guangdong Province, ChinaLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is on file with the publisher.
www.sourcebooks.com
Date of Production: May 2017Run Number: 5009160Printed and bound in China.LEO 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Source of Production: Leo Paper, Heshan City, Guangdong Province, China
Date of Production: May 2017Run Number: 5009160Printed and bound in China.LEO 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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