From critically acclaimed Shaun David Hutchinson comes a โgripping, dynamicโ (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. Heโd been drinking, they said. He was hanging out where he wasnโt supposed to, they said. It mustโve been a bear, or a badger, or a gatorโdefinitely no monster.
Virgil doesnโt think it was any of those things. Heโs 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 whoโs afraid of monsters, so he tries to keep a low profile.
Except he knows the monster is still out there. And if he isnโt careful, Virgilโs afraid itโll come back to finish him off, or worseโthat heโll become one himself.