From the author of Hour of the Bees comes another captivating story
that deftly blurs the line between reality and magic -- and will leave
you wondering What if?
The Loch Ness Monster. The Frogman. Bigfoot. Twelve-year-old Miranda
Cho used to believe in it all, used to love poring over every strange
footprint, every stray hair, everything that proved that the world was
full of wonders. But that was before her mother's obsession with
monsters cost Miranda her friends and her perfect school record, before
Miranda found the stack of unopened bills and notices of foreclosure in
the silverware drawer. Now the fact that her mom's a cryptozoologist
doesn't seem wonderful -- it's embarrassing and irresponsible, and it
could cost them everything. So Miranda agrees to go on one last creature
hunt, determined to use all her scientific know-how to prove to her
mother, once and for all, that Bigfoot isn't real. Then her mom will
have no choice but to grow up and get a real job -- one that will pay
the mortgage and allow Miranda to attend the leadership camp of her
dreams. But when the trip goes horribly awry, will it be Miranda who's
forced to question everything she believes?