Eddie, tired of show-off Courtney, comes up with a plan to lure her down to Muddy Creek and scare her with the rumors of creepy Mud Monsters, but he makes his first mistake when he refuses to believe the rumors himself.

"Noah Bienstock can't help being so shy and nervous; he's always been like that. His best friend, Lissa Gardener, lives in the same building, but aside from her, Noah isn't very popular. So when he learns that the new student in his class is also his neighbor, Noah's excited to have a new person to hang out with. But as the boys spend more time together, Noah starts to worry all over again--is there something strange about his new friend?"--From the...