THE SHADOW MAN

Twelve-year-old Darcie Reynolds has a secret—she’s not as smart as her friends think. Before they discover she’s a fraud, she’s got to find a way to trade brains for popularity. And no one’s more popular than Amelia Davis.

So when Amelia invites her to a secret club initiation at an abandoned mountain cabin, Darcie jumps at the chance. The only problem? She’s supposed to be babysitting her two-year-old brother. No worries—she’ll sneak him along and be back before anyone notices.

But the “initiation” is a cruel prank that turns terrifying. Tied up alone in the dark, Darcie wakes to find Amelia cutting her free, and blabbering that her brother is gone—taken by a hulking figure in animal hides that disappeared into the storm. Everyone says the Shadow Man steals children. This time, it’s real.

Now trapped by a blizzard, Darcie and Amelia must team up to track the mysterious man and rescue Darcie’s brother. But the deeper they venture into the wilderness, the clearer it becomes—the Shadow Man isn’t the monster they should fear. Someone far worse is waiting in the woods.