The Killing Kind: Not all Children are Created Equal

When a nine-year-old boy makes a horrifying discovery in the pond behind his house, things in his life go from bad to worse. He can't tell anyone about what he's found—not his father, his mother, or even his little sister. Neither can he share how he feels, because the thing floating in the pond is more than just terrible. It's curious, and disgusting, and wonderful.

The boy's quest to solve the mystery of the thing in the pond forces him to acknowledge the darkness looming under the surface...