Reimena Yee

My Aunt is a Monster
by Reimena Yee

Curses! Adventures! And drama! Safia thought that being blind meant she would only get to go on adventures through audiobooks. This all changes when she goes to live with a distant and mysterious aunt, Lady Whimsy, who takes Safia on the journey of a lifetime! This graphic novel is filled with action, magic, and family.

About the Author:

Reimena Yee is a graphic novelist, illustrator, and designer originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and based out of Melbourne, Australia. She is greatly interested in the world, its histories, and its cultures. She writes comics for kids and adults.

My Aunt is a Monster

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Additional Activities

Explore Cooking

Jen’s mom makes the granola they sell at the farmers market each weekend. Explore cooking with an adult in your life! Find recipes to try on CultureGrams, which has recipes from around the world, or check out a cookbook from NOLS!

Learn about Comics and Drawing

Jen loves comics and spends a lot of time drawing in her sketchbook. Take a drawing class—even one for illustrating comic books!—online through LinkedIn Learning, one of the Online Resources you have access to for free with your NOLS library card. Prefer to learn from a book? Check out a title from NOLS.

Visit a Farmers Market

Have you ever been to or worked at a farmers market like Jen? Plan a trip to a farmers market with your family to see what local farmers are growing and making. The Port Angeles Farmers Market runs year-round on Saturdays at the Gateway Transit Center in downtown Port Angeles. The Sequim Farmers & Artisans Market is every Saturday from May through October at the Sequim Civic Center Plaza.

About Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books is a book group for 4th graders, offered by NOLS in collaboration with schools in Clallam County. Students, including homeschool students, can sign up through their teachers to participate and receive a free copy of each book. From November through March, Library staff will hold book discussions with participating classrooms.