Wallace invites Eliza to a cosplay contest at Halloween, and they both dress up like characters in Monstrous Sea.

Eliza lets Wallace believe that she is just a fan. During the tour, Wallace sees one of Eliza’s drawings and asks her if she is a fan of Monstrous Sea. When a student named Wallace transfers to the school, Eliza shows him around. Thus, she has a distant relationship with her family as she immerses herself in the online world she has created. Her parents and brothers do not understand Eliza's creativity. She is still in high school and is socially awkward and insecure. Eliza keeps her identity as the creator of the web comic unknown. 2017.Įliza and Her Monsters tells the story of Eliza Mirk, the creator of a successful web comic called Monstrous Sea. “Eliza and Her Monsters.” Greenwillow Books.

The novel explores themes on art connecting people, false identities, mental heath issues, and family support.This study guide was created using the following version of this book: Zappia, Francesca. As the couple's friendship unfolds, Eiiza learns that while interacting with real people in the real world is difficult, it is worth the effort. Both are passionate about art, and neither family understands or supports that passion. Though Eliza continues to conceal her connection to Monstrous Sea, she slowly begins to realize that she and Wallace share similarities. Unnerved by Wallace's discovery, Eliza plays along with the misconception. He thinks that she is just a huge fan of the webcomic, not the creator. During the tour, Wallace accidentally sees some of Eliza's work on Monstrous Sea. When Wallace, also a senior, transfers to Eliza's school after his father's death, Eliza shows him around. Fame affected Kane's work to the point that she did not finish her web series, Children of Hypnos. An anxiety disorder has led Eliza to believe that if she claims Monstrous Sea as her own work, she may end up like Olivia Kane, her favorite web series creator. She keeps her identity as the webcomic's creator under wraps for fear of having to interact with her peers and others. Eliza is the anonymous creator of a popular webcomic, Monstrous Sea. The main character is a high school senior, Eliza Mirk. Eliza and Her Monsters OverviewEliza and Her Monsters is a young adult novel by Francesca Zappia.

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