“School-Age Heroes Return”: A Review of Revenge of the Space Surfing Butt Monkeys (Gale Harbour Book Two) by C.D. Gallant-King
(Stories I Found in the Closet, 2022). ISBN: 979-8-5424346-7-4 About a month ago, I had the opportunity to review Book One of this series, Psycho Hose Beast from Outer Space , which I am hoping will be at least a trilogy. In that review (of a book I thoroughly enjoyed), I talked about the classic roots of the series—Stephen King’s Stand by Me , ET , Goonies , and Stranger Things —and the great appeal to the American psyche of middle and high school kids coming together to beat the Big Bad in an inspiring Coming of Age adventure. It’s right up there with the mystique of the Hollywood Western. Revenge of the Space Surfing Butt Monkeys (as I said about the first book, don’t let the title throw you—there is plenty of substance here) lives up to the myriad pressures that a second book in a series must manage. Similar to the follow-up to a Triple Platinum debut (music is a core part of this series, from chapter subtitles being songs of the era to the characters’ teenage obsession wi