Piranha Picnic

Nick’s mom is leaving. She has her reasons and he gets it. But that doesn’t make it any easier—especially not now. The river is rising fast, creeping closer to their house by the hour. With skeletons turning up everywhere, Nick wonders how long until one of them is his. Something scary is going on beneath the surface. The question is what—and why? Nick suspects Toby, the University student, is involved. Sandy, Nick’s sister, just wants to talk about how cute Toby is. But Nick doesn’t trust him. And there’s also the haunted Thorn Plantation. It was abandoned long ago. But someone has returned, and they’re guarding mysterious holding tanks on the water’s edge. Nick’s dad wants the family to follow Philippians 2:14, “Do everything without complaining or arguing.” Nick is willing to try—especially if it helps bring his mom home. But with schools of fish on the hunt and more bones appearing all the time, complaining is the least of his worries.