A school social issues story about an extraordinarily large boy who struggles with bullying and low self-esteem. However, when a giant monster shows him the importance of being different, he learns to be proud of his unique qualities. I hated school. I hated everything about it. Mostly I hated Corban Barkley because he convinced my entire class I looked like an overgrown circus monkey—or something like that. Life was pretty miserable for me at Red Apple Creek Public School—that is until the Ogre-Beast came to visit—then my life totally changed.