Loukko by Original title: Sysivesi
Author: J. S. Meresmaa
Illustrator: Elina Äijälä
Published: 2025
Publisher: Karisto
Genre: Middle Grade (8-12 Years)
Pages: 154
Part of a series: Monster Manor series
Part #2 of the captivatingly bone-chilling middle-grade horror trilogy
✓ Engaging middle-grade horror, with mystery and heart-pounding adventure!
✓ Captivating and relatable variety of characters
✓ Book #1 (Darkclaw) won the 2024 Tähtipöllö Award and was tied for second place for Kuopus Award 2024!
✓ J. S. Meresmaa is a winner of 2020 & 2023 Kuopus Award, and a nominee in 2023 for Kuvastaja Award and Tähtifantasia Award
✓ Monster Manor series is set in the same Monster-Finland world as the Monster Care series! Children start with Monster Care and grow into Monster Manor for more adventures in a familiar world.
Fear always has friends.
Aapo has started working at the Monster Manor, home to many types of monsters. When a sickly and foul-smelling mud creature needs help, he sets out on his first monster hunt with his new friends.
Aapo’s mind, however, is haunted by the blackdread’s attack that left a nasty scratch mark on his chest. Nobody knows what the blackdread’s claws might do to a human. Aapo’s mysterious colleague Usva is also an enigma. Many things about Usva and Monster Manor remind Aapo of his recently deceased grandfather. How are all these things connected? It feels as if darkness is spreading around Aapo…
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