This monster-filled boxed set is the perfect gift for the newly independent reader in your life! This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!This action-packed collectible boxed set includes paperback editions of books 1--5 in Troy Cummings''s bestselling Notebook of Doom series: Rise of the Balloon Goons , Day of the Night Crawlers , Attack of the Shadow Smashers , Chomp of the Meat-eating Vegetables , and Whack of the P-rex . Each book features Alexander Bopp and the rest of the Super Secret Monster Patrol as they battle the many monsters found in their monster notebook. All of the books in this series are fully illustrated -- with artwork on every page!