This book is suitable for reluctant readers of 8-13 with a reading age of eight years.

It is printed on cream paper, which is proven to be more restful on the eye.

The font is specially designed to encourage a smooth and easy read.

There are frequent page breaks, short, headed chapters and illustrations on almost every page.

A wide range of specialists, including children themselves, have read and commented on the book prior to publication.

Lon's father calls him a "young monster" and sends him to a school where the other boys really are young monsters!

How will Lon cope with the beds full of crushed cockroaches and the horrible creatures in the wild?