MONSTER OF THE MONTH CLUB

Rilla Harmony Earth has been gifted with the oddest permutation of month clubs--the Monster of the Month Club! With her brisk, no-nonsense delivery, Christina Moore moves the story along at a swift clip. With the subtlest shift in voice from narrator to Rilla, Moore manages to capture the thirteen-year-old's bewilderment, consternation, and excitement as Icicle and Sweetie Pie, the January and February "selections," arrive at Harmony House Bed and Breakfast. From the flattened notes of Mr. T's Aussie accent to the drawl of Aunt Poppy's nasal whine, the cast of characters comes alive under Moore's able narration. T.B. © AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/JAN 00]