Calix Favela is the boy who cried wolf. His hometown, Lochhaven, has completely shut him out, due to its citizens believing him to be insane. He isolates himself from humanity by locking himself indoors, hardly ever making an appearance otherwise. Although, contrary to popular belief, he does this to protect Lochhaven in countless, yet secretive, ways. Lyra Baltz has only ever heard stories of Calix from one perspective: the generic, skeptic citizens'. Although, after Lyra's countless (accurate) predictions- which remained confidential to her- she begins to think that Calix isn't nearly as strange as some make him out to be. In fact, she feels a strange connection to him. Eventually, she begins to be haunted and harassed by incessant dreams, hallucinations, and thoughts of a vague, dark presence lurking in Lochhaven. Just as she was about to publicly reveal these disturbances, Calix crosses paths with Lyra and warns her of the terrible things that would occur in doing so. The pair must now face the problem head-on without any assistance, but will they be able to identify the source of the darkness in time?
Once upon a time, in a small Carolina border town, there lived a woman and her dead best friend's kids. Orphaned at fifteen, Mackenzie Temple can't exactly fly under the radar. People still whisper about those poor children that deceased, alcoholic mother left behind. To make sure her new surrogate parent doesn't regret her decision, Mackenzie sticks to two simple rules: Head down. Grades up.
But when an evening of rule bending kicks off a chain of unfortunate events, Mackenzie's carefully constructed world begins to unravel. And that mysterious mountain boy isn't making things any easier.
Meanwhile, her strange Art History class taught by even stranger teachers embarks on a field trip, taking the concept of strange to a whole new level. Was learning how to track evil creatures even on the course syllabus? With chunks of memories missing, Mackenzie's world falls deeper into chaos.
For her little brother's sake, she can no longer hide behind her books. Facing enemies, old and new, she must act or lose the very thing she's tried so hard to protect.
Secrets must be kept. Lies must be told. Monsters must be stopped.