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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 · 26/02/2026

Great chatting with you Jason! Thanks for having me on.

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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

- For Younger Teens: MONSTER LOCKER, a kid’s locker is a portal to monster worlds. - For Grade Schoolers: GIANTS BEWARE, DRAGONS BEWARE, and MONSTERS BEWARE, a wannabe warrior, a baker-coward, and an aspiring princess-diplomat fight giants, dragons, and monsters. @01firstsecond.bsky.social

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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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Jorge Aguirre @jorgeagu.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Raf and I couldn't accept the award in person but here's what we shared on video: "This award is very meaningful to the both of us. This award acknowledges the universality of the specific. Thank you to the ...selection committee, and thank you very much Charlotte McDuffie.”

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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

"If we've done any wrong I hope that we're forgiven Got a few kids of my own And some days I still don't know what to do I hope that they're not laughing too loud When they hear me talkin' Like this to you"

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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

Here's the gorgeous cover by Andrés Vera Martínez.

Pablo and Takashi fight on the cover of Monster Locker Book 2 : Nine-Tail Trouble April 2026.

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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

I thought the same thing. And figured kids dad must be a writer. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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

Kendrick is fantastic. And now that I’m a Jersyian I felt Jersey Pride for SZA. She can siiiiing!!!

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

Freezing in nosebleeds where we were. My sons went wild at that moment in your video

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

Did they have a good time? It was an amazing concert/show. (Very cold!) My teen boys loved it (me too).

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

I remember that !! That was one my first appearances. It was fun!

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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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