From critically acclaimed Shaun David Hutchinson comes a âgripping, dynamicâ (Booklist, starred review) portrayal of the oftentimes traumatic experience of growing up.
Virgil Knox was attacked by a monster.
Of course, no one in Merritt believes him. Not even after he stumbled into the busy town center, bleeding, battered, and bruised, for everyone to see. Heâd been drinking, they said. He was hanging out where he wasnât supposed to, they said. It mustâve been a bear, or a badger, or a gatorâdefinitely no monster.
Virgil doesnât think it was any of those things. Heâs positive it was a monster. But being the new kid in a town where everybody knows everybody is hard enough as it is without being the kid whoâs afraid of monsters, so he tries to keep a low profile.
Except he knows the monster is still out there. And if he isnât careful, Virgilâs afraid itâll come back to finish him off, or worseâthat heâll become one himself.