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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

What happens when a nine-tailed fox goes toe-to-toe with a colossal golem? Japanese and Jewish folklore collide in MONSTER LOCKER: NINE-TAIL TROUBLE by @jorgeagu.bsky.social & Andrés Vera Martínez, out today! 🌟"Monster-banishing at its finest." —Kirkus tinyurl.com/yd6bu4ys

Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble
by Jorge Aguirre & Andres Vera Martinez

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Thanks for the interview, Rachel!

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Medusa HATES our books! Why? ‘Cause in MONSTER LOCKER, monsters get bashed! Want to turn Medusa’s heart to stone? Read Book 1: AZTEC ATTACK - Out Now! Book 2: NINE-TAIL TROUBLE - Available April 21st! @01firstsecond.bsky.social

cartoon of Medusa holding the book Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble. She is saying: "This book is hideous!!"

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Why is today a great day to pre-order Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble? 'Cause if you join the @BarnesandNoble rewards program (FREE), get 25% off with the promo code PREORDER25. Through 3/26. #BNPreorder @01firstsecond.bsky.social @barnesandnoble.com www.barnesandnoble.com/w/monster-lo...

image of cover of Nine-Tail Trouble with Barnes and Noble Pre-Order

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Chupacabras HATE our books! Why? ‘Cause in MONSTER LOCKER, monsters get bashed! Want to make a “goat-sucker” lose its appetite? Read Book 1: AZTEC ATTACK - Out Now! Book 2: NINE-TAIL TROUBLE - Available April 21st! @01firstsecond.bsky.social

A chupacabra "goat-sucker" attempts to suck on Monster Locker Book 2.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Vampires HATE our books!  Why? ‘Cause in MONSTER LOCKER, monsters get bashed! Want to make a vampire’s blood boil? Read... Book 1: AZTEC ATTACK - Out Now! Book 2: NINE-TAIL TROUBLE - April '26! @01firstsecond.bsky.social

Dracula holding a copy of Monster Locker Book 2 Nine-Tail Trouble

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"If you like..." [INSERT LIST] "Then, you'll LOVE Monster Locker Book 2: Nine-Tail Trouble." Pre-Order Today! Hits the shelves in April! @01firstsecond.bsky.social #graphicnovels

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Read the ebook, MONSTER LOCKER BOOK 1 for $2.99! Only until 3/31—Check it out: bit.ly/4tSqdCT GET IT BEFORE BOOK 2 COMES OUT IN APRIL! @01firstsecond.bsky.social

Cover of Monster Locker Book 1 with a $2.99 sticker on it.

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I would like to formally repudiate SATURDAY JORGE who, when it was a balmy 50 degrees, said rather confidently, "Blizzard? No way that's gonna happen." #Blizzard26

A fake postcard says Greetings from Hoth: Having a Tautaun of Fun!" It has four pictures of Jorge and his dog in snowy New Jersey.

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

It's about "the straddle" AND the monster bashing. MONSTER LOCKER BOOK2: Nine-Tail Trouble. Pre-order today! By me and Andrés Vera Martínez. From @01firstsecond.bsky.social

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Will Takashi be ready to chant his bar mitzvah Torah portion? Will he become a J-Pop singing Sensation?? Will he defeat the monsters he unleashes in MONSTER LOCKER BOOK 2: NINE-TAIL TROUBLE??! Find out this April, wherever you get your books! With Andrés Vera Martînez and @01firstsecond.bsky.social

Takashi tells his friends Pablo and Maggie: "The cantor at my synagogue said he's never heard someone chant the Torah the way I do."

Obie has joined them, floating above. Takashi says, "I make the words sing!"

Takashi sings/chants the Torah at the top of his lungs. His friends and Obie react with pain. Obie covers his ears.

Obie says, "I can say without a doubt you that you are a terrible singer in English, Japanese, and Hebrew. "

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFTS... - For Older Teens: CALL ME IGGY, a kid’s dead grandfather comes back to life to give terrible love advice... @01firstsecond.bsky.social

Books under a Christmas tree: Call Me Iggy, Monster Locker, Giants Beware, Dragons Beware, Monsters Beware

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Know a kid 6-12? Check out our graphic novels: Giants Beware, Dragons Beware and Monsters Beware. The NYTimes called book 1, a “rollicking fun adventure.” They also called me out for poop/vomit jokes (Not sorry). By me & Rafael Rosado. Color by @johnnovak.bsky.social from @01firstsecond.bsky.social

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

“ChatGbt, give me totally random stuff to put on tees…” H&M T-Shirt Designer

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Joyeux mois du patrimoine hispanique! 3 Books by 2 Latinos that are Frenchy and Fun. GIANTS BEWARE, DRAGONS BEWARE & MONSTERS BEWARE ! By l’artiste, by Rafael Rosado and me. Color by the talentueux @johnnovak.bsky.social @01firstsecond.bsky.social #hispanicheritagemonth

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

It may be Hispanic Heritage Month but even my Non-Hispanic Amigos will love Monster Locker! Check it out ! @01firstsecond.bsky.social

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Si aún no has leído "LLÁMAME IGGY", este es el mes ideal para conseguirlo donde compres o prestes libros. Léelo y cuéntame qué te parece. Arte hermoso por Rafael Rosado; Traducido por Fernando Luján. Color por John Novak . De @01firstsecond.bsky.social #hispanicheritagemonth

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

If you haven’t read CALL ME IGGY yet, this is the month to pick it up wherever you buy or borrow books. Read it and tell me what you think. Beautiful art by @Rafael Rosado. Gorgeous color by John Novak. @01firstsecond.bsky.social #HISPANICHERITAGEMONTH

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Thiago Krause @thiagokrause.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

As always, Ted Chiang is great in this interview. cdh.princeton.edu/blog/2025/08...

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Thank you for including our book !

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Every Father's Day I listen to John Mellencamp 's Cherry Bomb to remind myself that despite 6 Million years of Human Evolution we Fathers still don't know WTH we're doing. The pertinent lines... youtu.be/KF0gsbQKhD8?...

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John Mellencamp - Cherry Bomb (Official Music Video)

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Thank you @bankstreetlibrary.bsky.social for including MONSTER LOCKER on your Best Children's Books of the Year list! @01firstsecond.bsky.social

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Trying to cram every single life lesson upon my son before he leaves for college in the Fall feels like Jor El putting all the knowledge of Krypton into the crystal spaceship before launching Superman to Earth. #superman

Stills from 1978 Superman Jor El preps spaceship for baby Superman

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

me, in May: child labor is always wrong me, 2 hours into my kids' summer vacation: there are interesting arguments on both sides

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

LOS FOODIES - COMIDA CRAWL, Jackson Heights, Queens… - Mariscos El Submarino - Antojitos Doña Fela - El Gaucho Carniceria - Terraza 7 So good. ¡Qué rico!

4 photos: Jorge eating food on sidewalk, jorge with friends on street eating , food

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

One day, you're in the prime of youth, bar hopping in the Lower East Side. The next thing you know, you're killing two hours twice a week at the Mall at Short Hills in Jersey while your kid is at fencing class. Whiplash of life.

Image of front of the Mall at Short Hills

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Has your kid (ages 10-14) read Monster Locker Book 1 yet? Well read it and buckle up for Book 2: “Nine-Tail Trouble.” Coming at you April 2026. Starring Takashi, a charming but chaotic evil fox, Kitsune, and a violently dumb golem. @01firstsecond.bsky.social us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Monster Locker: Nine-Tail Trouble

What happens when a mischievous nine-tailed fox goes toe-to-toe with a colossal golem? What happens when Japanese and Jewish folklore collide? Pablo and his ...

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Overheard in movie theater lobby. 10 year old looking boy who iust enjoyed Marvel’s Thunderbolts “I wonder how many screenwriters they had to fire to make it good ?”

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a monkey is typing on a laptop with the letters tm visible

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Playing a game called “I am the oldest guy at the Kendrick Lamar / SZA show?” The answer so far yes.

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

To be absolutely clear, Pete Buttigieg stole my look. I had a beard first. In the spirit of generosity I will allow there to be two highly intelligent Midwestern Men with beards and difficult to pronounce last names. But I had the beard first, Pete.

Jorge Aguirre side by side with Pete Buttigieg

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Made my 15 yo son listen to Blondie's Rapture. He says, 'Sounds like one of those raps they do in school to teach little kids math or Spanish." He's kinda right and kind of a jerk for being right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCd...

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Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video)

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

PRO PARENTING TIP: when your teen doesn’t respond to your texts simply give them space and don’t nag them. #dadoftheyear

Text exchange with son in which I ask him a dozen times to respond

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

“We’ll save these Legos for your children, hijo,” the man says as he <sobs> on the Star Wars AT AT Walker Lego set. The saddest moment in a father’s life is boxing up his son’s Legos.

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Mass Teen Choice Book Award @mateenbookaward.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Meet the 21 nominees for the 2025 Mass Teen Choice Book Award! This is the only award in the Bay State that invites students in grades 7-12 to vote for their favorite recently published books.

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

"Dos Jorges" - Notebook sketches by @feggotoons.bsky.social of me from 2002, 2011. ¡Mil gracias, Felipe/Feggo for sending me this!

Notepad sketch of me at a Creative Capital Meeting 2011

Sketch of me by Feggo at a Pitch Session 2002

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

What novels are there about divorce from the Man's POV? I saw this list of novels about divorce but only one was from a man's perspective. What else is out there? #divorce electricliterature.com/7-paradigm-s...

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7 Novels That Will Change the Way You Think About Divorce - Electric Literature

These writers redefine the conventional narrative of marital breakdown

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Just had my yearly physical. I'm not a hypochondriac but I'm not sure why whenever the doctor gives me a clean bill of health, I'm always a little skeptical. "I feel great, but you're sure I'm not dying anything?"

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

“La vida es un fiesta que un día termina (life is a party that one day ends).” Bad Bunny. “Good times got a way of comin' to an end.” Bruce Springsteen The Bunny and the Boss explore similar themes in their songs, Baile Inolvidable and Let’s Be Friends… 1/3

Bruce Springsteen on left and Bad Bunny on right

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

PADDINGTON IN PERU is a masterpiece. Although it’s a film about Paddington going to Peru it’s also about parents sending kids off to college/empty nesting. the movie was a delight, but as a parent 6mo away from sending my first kid away, I also had to resist sobbing in my popcorn. A masterpiece.

Me standing in front of a movie poster for paddington in Peru

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

¿Hablas español? Llámame Iggy ya se puede leer en español. Disponible dónde compras tu libros. Estoy muy emocionada de que este sea mi primer libro que mi familia colombiana pueda leer. Traducción por mi paisano, Fernando Lujan Gomez.

The cover of LLámame Iggy with Iggy and Marisol and the ghost of Abuelo

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

My Ranking of Bears: 1. Paddington (GOAT of Bears) 2. Little Bear (from Goldie & Bear (cutest bear) 3. Fozzie (funniest, least funny bear) 4. Yogi (sneakiest bear) 5. Baloo from Jungle Book (greatest singing bear) 6. Lotso (most evil bear)

Picture with paddington; Goldie and bear; fozzie

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Is BAD BUNNY’S BAILE INoLVIDABLE the happiest sad song or saddest happiest song ever written? Or can it be both? youtu.be/a1Femq4NPxs?... #badbunny

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BAD BUNNY - BAILE INoLVIDABLE (Video Oficial) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS

YouTube video by Bad Bunny

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

On the dating apps, I feel weird about seeing tons of women’s profiles with pictures of them in bathing suits. Are the men’s profiles full of men in Speedos? Do I need to post a picture of me like this guy from the Speedo website? (JK - NOBODY wants to see me in a Speedo). #dating

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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Maybe it's because I'm on the East Coast, but it's uncanny how many pictures of women on boats I see on dating app profiles. I am neither pro or anti-boat pictures. I'm just surprised and wondering if I need a boat picture too? #dating

Painting of woman on boat by John William Waterhouse_The_Lady_of_Shalott

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