Monster Next Door The

"In a big field, a boy has a tree house, and one day, he has a neighbor-a monster with a talent for silly dances and funny faces. The two become fast friends, even setting up a pulley-line to pass notes between their tree houses. The boy knows just how to celebrate this invention-with music! But the monster's tuba music is loud. Really loud. Way. Too. Loud. Before the boy can think, he hurls a water balloon at his neighbor to get him to stop. An epic water-balloon fight ensues, until the boy-fed up, spent, done-cuts the clothesline. No more note-passing. No more monster. Can the boy and monster ever be friends again? Does the boy even want to? Maybe he just needs to see things from a new, unexpected perspective. Praise for The Monster Next Door"