Demonkeeper

Nat is not your ordinary teenaged boy. He's a demonkeeper. These are mostly pesky little things that cause chaos, except for the one he has locked in his basement, the beast. The beast is pure evil and preys on lost and abandoned children. What is Nat to do when the Beast gets loose. Join him and his three quirky demon minions as they try to recapture this monster. Lots of LOL in this book!

Nat is a young teen who finds himself in charge of a house full of demons. As a young child he became apprenticed to a Demon Keeper known as Dahliwahl. When Dahliwahl disappears it is up to Nat to keep the demons safe and under control. The demons in his house range from playful to malicious. With no other human in the house Nat decides it is time to find other teens. He meets Sandy, a junior librarian and thus begins their relationship. While out on a date two young homeless boys, Gus and Richie break into his house. They inadvertently let loose the most dangerous demon in the house, appropriately called "The Beast". The Beast eats Gus and goes after Richie. This is how Richie and Nat meet. We are also introduced to another Demon show more Keeper called "The Thin Man". He has turned evil, and managed to take over Nat's house. The question is, can Nat, Richie and Sandy take back the house before it is too late? I loved the cover of the book. The images of the demons remind me of so many different movies with creatures similar in looks, like Monster, Inc. or Monsters vs. Aliens.
Since I teach middle school kids I know that they will love the idea that people get eaten while also knowing that this is not real scary. I believe both boys and girls will love this book. show less

Nat is only 16 when his demonkeeper mentor dies. A demonkeeper keeps the demons created by chaos, and Nat is left with a houseful of them the worst of which is "The Beast", a very powerful orphan-eating demon of the fifth level. When "The Beast" gets loose and the dangerous Thin Man arrives in town, Nate needs all the help he can get from a girl in the library, a skateboarding street kid and his three demon minions. It all takes place on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. The movie script sold to a major studio shortly after the book was published. This is an easy read that is both scary and funny for 10 to 14 year olds.

I have listened to the unabridged german audiobook version together with my son. We both sought it was a hilarious funny story and did not stop laughing for several days whilst listening to the story. I thought the story was delightful and very much enjoyed it.

This book is very interesting, because the words the author uses makes you think of this book as a movie. This is not the best book but it is ok.
This is not AR.

When Nat, the weirdest boy in Seattle, leaves for a date with the plainest girl in town, chaos breaks out in the houseful of demons of which he is the sole guardian.

Completely and totally unimpressive and unmemorable. If it hadn't been so short, I wouldn't have bothered finishing it.