"For most of his life, Abel has lived under a cloud of fear, worried he could unleash the monster raging just below the surface of his father, Dale. When a violent storm levels his sleepy Middlewest town, Abel and his childhood companion, Fox, must hastily flee from his father and the only home he's ever known, entering into a world of mystical carnies and soothsayer hobos, bridge trolls and wilderness spirits, endless forests and forgotten children.--Back cover.