Craig's no hero. In fact, he's not even much of a kid - at thirteen he's a straight-C student, and if strength and coordination were in the North Pole, he'd be in Madagascar. Craig's got only one friend, and one major thorn in his side. They happen to be the same person: Jackie Parker.
At fourteen, Jackie's no role model. She steals, starts fires, and raises Hell everywhere she goes. If the kids who terrorize Craig on a daily basis don't get him killed, Jackie probably will.
One night Jackie ropes Craig into sneaking out after dark. But what at first seems like another misadventure becomes a fight for survival when they come under attack by all the monsters of Urban Folklore - Chupacabras, Mothmen and Things without Name are literally infesting the town of Shadow Creek.
Armed to the teeth with improvised monster-slaughtering weaponry, Jackie and Craig are forced to enlist other kids - both friends and foes - in the fight against the otherworldly onslaught. But what, exactly, is unleashing them? And are Jackie and Craig strong enough to face this evil.....at its source?
Appropriate for Grade 6 and up.