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Kirkus Reviews calls Las Animas High a "delightful coming-of-age tale that sparkles with vibrant characters and supernatural turns."

Gibson Monk is a professor of humanities and author of speculative fiction that weaves myth, mystery, and modern life. His short stories have appeared in Sixfold, Zahir, Helios, and other literary magazines. He also writes non-fiction under the name Matthew Franks, with work published in The Graduate Journal of Harvard Divinity School and the anthology Past the Sky’s Rim: The Elder Scrolls and Theology. Monk lives in Virginia with his wife and three children. His debut novel, the sci-fi thriller Entanglement, follows a group of gamer kids who uncover a dangerous conspiracy involving big tech and shifting realit ...more

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Las Animas High

I'm excited to announce that my forthcoming novel, Las Animas High, is scheduled for a May release from Hyssop Press. More info to come!

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Published on February 26, 2026 13:48

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Average rating: 4.07 · 30 ratings · 6 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Veronica vs. Veronica (Veronica Mars - the TV series; The Lost Summer #1) 3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Entanglement 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las Animas High 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Baptism of Jeff Buckley and Other Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebellion: Independence Day it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Helios Quarterly Magazine: Volume 5, Issue 1 by Zelda Knight (Goodreads Author), Arasibo Campeche, Yadira Álvarez Betancourt it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Author’s Note: I’m thrilled to share that Kirkus Reviews had this to say about Las Animas High: “This delightful coming-of-age tale sparkles with vibrant characters and supernatural turns.” Thank you so much to everyone who reads, reviews, or shares th ...more
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Gibson Monk is now following S.A. Chakraborty Author of The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
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Gibson Monk made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — duplicate book topic " Hello, I'm the author of Las Animas High, and I accidentally added an incorrect version. Could this be merged with the correct edition? Correct versio ...more "
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Gibson Monk added a status update: A special thank you to the Trinidad Chronicle-News (the newspaper of the real-life Las Animas County, CO) for the article on my novel: https://www.thechronicle-news.com/
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Gibson Monk made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Help adding hardcover edition topic " Title: Las Animas High (hardcover edition) Author: Gibson Monk I'm the author of this upcoming YA paranormal western novel releasing May 5, 2026, and I ...more "
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