Twelve-year old Anna Templeton is a bundle of fizzing energy, always involved, always talking, always demanding to be heard and she ALWAYS has a better idea. One day Anna meets the mysterious Mr. Goodman and wheedles her way into an exciting world of she could never have imagined in a million years - monster hunting! Then her adventures come to an abrupt stop when Mr Goodman is sent to help his German colleagues. His replacement Miss Rae does not like her, but discovers she needs Anna's help and they form an uneasy truce as more and more monsters appear.