Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble

Jorge Aguirre

ISBN 10: 1250749778 / ISBN 13: 9781250749772

Published by Roaring Brook Press, 2026

Pablo, Maggie, and Takashi are living it up as their school?s resident monster-banishing trio. (It turns out that fighting drooling trolls and vicious kelpies gets you invited to all the best parties.) Lately, though, monsters are the least of Takashi?s problems. Wrestling with his parents? divorce, his father?s impossibly high expectations, and his multicultural identity, he decides to summon a ?helpful? monster: a shapeshifting nine-tailed fox called Kitsune. The charming Kitsune gets straight to work solving problems for Takashi and his classmates, and before long, the entire school is under his spell. As the situation spirals out of control, Pablo and Maggie turn to an unexpected source to rescue their best friend. But is summoning a second monster a brilliant plan, or a recipe for disaster? Seller Inventory # 00108955118

Synopsis:

What happens when a mischievous nine-tailed fox goes toe-to-toe with a colossal golem? What happens when Japanese and Jewish folklore collide? Pablo and his friends are about to find out, in this hilarious and action-packed graphic novel sequel. Pablo, Maggie, and Takashi are living it up as their school’s resident monster-banishing trio. (It turns out that fighting drooling trolls and vicious kelpies gets you invited to all the best parties.) Lately, though, monsters are the least of Takashi’s problems. Wrestling with his parents’ divorce, his father’s impossibly high expectations, and his multicultural identity, he decides to summon a “helpful” monster: a shapeshifting nine-tailed fox called Kitsune. The charming Kitsune gets straight to work solving problems for Takashi and his classmates, and before long, the entire school is under his spell. As the situation spirals out of control, Pablo and Maggie turn to an unexpected source to rescue their best friend. But is summoning a second monster a brilliant plan, or a recipe for disaster?

About the Author: Jorge Aguirre is an author and two-time Emmy-nominated animation writer. He co-created and wrote the graphic novel series The Chronicles of Claudette. The New York Times called the first book in the series, Giants Beware, a “rollicking fun story.” It also received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was a nominee for a Texas Bluebonnet Award. He wrote the book Call Me Iggy and the graphic novel series Monster Locker, with art by Andrés Vera Martínez. His animation work includes co-creating Disney Junior's Goldie & Bear. He's the head writer and co-EP for the PBS Kids/Fred Rogers Production show Alma's Way. A Colombian-American born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Jorge calls the great state of New Jersey home.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication Date: 2026
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Martínez, Andrés Vera
Condition: Good