Guiño

Ross es un chico normal que debe enfrentarse a una situación extraordinaria. Un día, le diagnostican cáncer de ojo, y a partir de ese momento, su vida cambiará por completo. Descubrirá que hay partes de él que se alterarán, pero también sus amigos, sus compañeros de colegio, su familia… Todos mirarán al “niño con cáncer” como un bicho raro, y sólo él podrá tomar la decisión más importante posible, demostrarse a sí mismo y a los demás que es capaz de escribir su propia historia. Basada en la experiencia real del autor, y llena de viñetas cómicas protagonizadas por el insólito superhéroe “Baticerdo”, esta inolvidable, divertidísima y conmovedora novela es una inspiradora historia sobre cómo hallar la magia y la alegría en la ruleta de la vida.

Ross is a normal boy who must face an extraordinary situation. One day, he is diagnosed with eye cancer, and from that moment on, his life will change completely. He will discover that there are parts of him that will be altered, but also his friends, his schoolmates, his family, will all look at the child with cancer as a weirdo, and only he can make the most important decision possible, prove to himself and others that he is able to write his own story. Based on the author's real experience, and full of comic vignettes starring the unusual superhero “Baticerdo”, this unforgettable, hilarious, and moving novel is an inspiring story about finding magic and joy in the roulette of life.

Rob Harrell is an author and illustrator and he created the syndicated comic strip Big Top. Currently, he writes and draws the strip Adam@Home. Monster on the Hill is his first graphic novel.