"Something is wrong with Gorgo, the monster in the moat of Cacklefur Castle! Creepella discovers that he is lovesick for the monster Blobbina, who also happens to be a famous movie star. But when Creepella delivers Blobbina a love letter from Gorgo, she finds out Blobbina has disappeared! Creepella and Billy Squeakspeare head to Horrorwood to search for the missing Blobbina. Will they ever find her?"

Shortly after Nellie Murrow, named for one of the fiercest journalists who ever lived and daughter of two (former) newspaper reporters, move to sleepy Bear Creek, Maine, rumors of vandalism and attacks at the only park in town are keeping Nellie saddled to the house. Some townspeople say the attacks are gang recruitments. Others blame a vagrant spotted on the hiking trails around town. But when Nellie thinks like a reporter, none of those explanations...

"A group of kid reporters fight for their right to run a newspaper in the second book of the middle-grade Newspaper Club series from an award-winning author."--Provided by publisher.

Frannie goes to dinner at a brand new French restaurant and tries her hand at being a food critic, even as she starts a campaign to warn other diners that there are insects on the menu.