The book, The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless, by Ahmet Zappa, was very fun to read. It is inspiring that the author, who battled Dyslexia, has written such a great book! Our family read it together and we all enjoyed it. It was a little scary in places, but the kid’s didn’t seem to mind. The book is full of great pictures of the monsters that Zappa drew himself. It is a good story about 11-year-old Minerva McFearless, her brother Max, and their mysterious coyote friend, Mr. Devilstone, as they battle the evil army of the king of all monsters—the dreaded Zarmaglorg!  The book is set up in a cool and different way. There are pages of “scientific” data on the monsters in the story scattered throughout the book.

We are waiting anxiously for the movie, which will be out 2009, and also waiting for the next book in the series!

About Ahmet Zappa: Last year I read an article in ‘Readers Digest’ about Ahmet and this book. It told us about how he struggled through school with the learning disability, Dyslexia. (click here to read article) He always enjoyed drawing pictures of these monsters and decided to write a book about them. This is his first book, and it is very good. TV personality, movie actor, musician, and son of legendary rock musician Frank Zappa, Ahmet Zappa lives in Hollywood, California, with his one-eyed dog, Wink.   see his website